Arun Govil, famous for playing the role of Shri Ram in Ramanand Sagar’s Ramayana, is contesting election from BJP seat in Meerut. A video of Arun Govil is being circulated widely on X (formerly Twitter) in which he is heard talking about changes in the Constitution. Many prominent handles including political personalities have shared this video claiming that Arun Govil has said that if BJP wins 400 seats then they will change the Constitution. Many users have also asserted that BJP will end reservation by changing the Constitution.
Sanjay Singh, the AAP leader, sharing the video wrote, “85% Dalits, backwards, deprived and exploited people of the country, beware. It is now clear that BJP will destroy the Constitution. The reservation will end. After Lallu Singh Jyoti Mirdha Anant Hegde Now even Arun Govil has said it. Arun Govil is directly Modi ji’s candidate.” (Archived link)
देश के 85 % दलितों पिछड़ों वंचितों शोषितों सावधान।
— Sanjay Singh AAP (@SanjayAzadSln) April 15, 2024
बीजेपी संविधान खत्म करेगी ये अब साफ है।
आरक्षण खत्म होगा।
लल्लू सिंह ज्योति मिर्धा अनंत हेगड़े के बाद
अब तो अरुण गोविल ने भी कह दिया।
अरुण गोविल तो सीधे मोदी जी के उम्मीदवार हैं। pic.twitter.com/jqLcnAcGdN
Samajwadi Prahari wrote, “Now Arun Govil, who is BJP candidate from Meerut, is also saying that Modi Ji has some intention behind crossing 400 Does this mean there will be a change in the Constitution and the BJP will end reservation for Dalits and backward classes?” (Archived link)
अब अरुण गोविल जो कि भाजपा के मेरठ से प्रत्याशी हैं वो भी कह रहे कि 400 पार के पीछे मोदी जी की कोई मंशा है
— Samajwadi Prahari (@SP_Prahari) April 15, 2024
इसका मतलब संविधान परिवर्तन होगा और दलितों पिछड़ों का आरक्षण खत्म करेगी भाजपा ?
pic.twitter.com/1EK9XaDeVG
Fake news peddler, IP Singh of BSP by sharing the video of Arun Govil asserted, “400 are needed to change the constitution. This means reservation will end. Now even Arun Govil has said it. Meaning Modi ji will do this. Meaning after 4 June, the constitution of revered Baba Saheb will end.” (Archived link)
संविधान बदलने के लिए 400 चाहिए।
— I.P. Singh (@IPSinghSp) April 15, 2024
इसका मतलब आरक्षण खत्म होगा ।
अब तो अरुण गोविल ने भी कह दिया।
मतलब मोदी जी यही करेंगे।
मतलब 4 जून के बाद पूज्य बाबा साहेब का संविधान खत्म। pic.twitter.com/LUrHcBZmJe
BSP leader Lalji Verma wrote, “Listen to him… This is BJP candidate from Meerut, Mr Arun Govil. They are saying that it is necessary to change the constitution. Just yesterday, Baba Saheb’s birth anniversary was celebrated and since yesterday these people are talking about changing the Constitution, that is, they want to snatch away the rights of 85 percent Dalits and backward people.” (Archived link)
इन्हें सुनिए… ये है मेरठ से बीजेपी प्रत्याशी श्री अरूण गोविल जी।
— Lalji Verma (@LaljiVermaSP) April 15, 2024
ये बोल रहे है संविधान बदलना जरूरी है।
अभी कल बाबा साहब की जयंती मनाई गई है और कल से ही यह लोग संविधान को बदलने की बात कह रहे हैं यानी 85 परसेंट दलितों, पिछड़ों के अधिकारों को छीनना चाहते हैं।@yadavakhilesh… pic.twitter.com/Ey1Zbty1zt
NSUI Rajasthan President Vinod Jakhar wrote, “After Lallu Singh, Jyoti Mirdha, Sadhvi Pragya, Anant Hegde, BJP candidate from Meerut Arun Govil is also saying that the Constitution will be changed. But we also want to tell the BJP people to look at the Constitution with their eyes raised. Remove BJP, save the Constitution.” (Archived link)
लल्लू सिंह, ज्योति मिर्धा, साध्वी प्रज्ञा, अनंत हेगड़े के बाद मेरठ से भाजपा प्रत्याशी अरुण गोविल भी कह रहे हैं संविधान को बदल दिया जाएगा।
— VINOD JAKHAR (@VinodJakharIN) April 15, 2024
मगर हम भी भाजपाइयों से कह देना चाहते हैं संविधान के तरफ आँख उठाकर भी देखना।
भाजपा हटाओ संविधान बचाओ।#LokSabaElection2024 pic.twitter.com/au9RnrU8nT
Propagandist handle, Tribal Army, wrote, “It is necessary to change the constitution: Arun Govil The anti-constitutional face of the BJP people has been exposed in the open. It has become extremely necessary to defeat the BJP in the Lok Sabha elections.” (Archived link)
संविधान बदलना जरूरी है : अरुण गोविल
— Tribal Army (@TribalArmy) April 15, 2024
बीजेपी के लोगों का संविधान विरोधी चेहरा खुलकर जनता के सामने आ चुका है। लोकसभा चुनाव में बीजेपी को हराना बेहद आवश्यक हो गया है।pic.twitter.com/6NC0ughX9P
Islamist propagandist, Nigar Parveen, stated, “The slogan of crossing 400 has been given to change the Constitution? Anant Hegde, Jyoti Mirdha, Lallu Singh and now Arun Govil, BJP candidate, are talking about changing the constitution.” (Archived link)
400 पार का नारा संविधान बदलने के लिए दिया गया है ?
— Nigar Parveen (@NigarNawab) April 15, 2024
अनंत हेगड़े, ज्योति मिर्धा, लल्लू सिंह अब अरुण गोविल भाजपा प्रत्याशी संविधान बदलने की बात कर रहे हैं pic.twitter.com/WuUc4wYGXK
Handle Anshuman Sail Nehru wrote, “One more BJP Lok Sabha candidate talks of changing constitution if BJP comes back to power. It will be easy to change constitution if BJP gets 400 seats – Meerut BJP candidate Arun Govil Does the BJP want to end reservation and change constitution?” (Archived link)
One more BJP Lok Sabha candidate talks of changing constitution if BJP comes back to power.
— Anshuman Sail Nehru (@AnshumanSail) April 15, 2024
It will be easy to change constitution if BJP gets 400 seats – Meerut BJP candidate Arun Govil
Does the BJP want to end reservation and change constitution? pic.twitter.com/sMYB3LPmuh
Congress supporter Chikku wrote, “Another BJP Lok Sabha candidate, Arun Govil from Meerut, said that if the BJP secures 400 seats, it will be easier to amend the constitution. Does the BJP aim to abolish reservation?” (Archived link)
Another BJP Lok Sabha candidate, Arun Govil from Meerut, said that if the BJP secures 400 seats, it will be easier to amend the constitution.
— Chikku (@imChikku_) April 15, 2024
Does the BJP aim to abolish reservation? pic.twitter.com/9dvUCUVvIW
Another Congress supporter Swati Dixit wrote, “If BJP wins 400 seats, it will be easy to change the constitution – Arun Govil (BJP candidate) Arun Govil added in the last “Modi g aise hi koi baat nhi kahte” It means Modi also wants to change the constitution?”
"If BJP wins 400 seats, it will be easy to change the constitution" – Arun Govil (BJP candidate)
— Swati Dixit ಸ್ವಾತಿ (@vibewidyou) April 15, 2024
Arun Govil added in the last " Modi g aise hi koi baat nhi kahte"
It means Modi also wants to change the constitution? pic.twitter.com/R0L7D2J85e
Fact Check
In our fact checking research, we found the full version of Arun Govil’s video tweeted by the official handle of Bharat News on X.
मेरठ : बीजेपी प्रत्याशी अरुण गोविल ने की संविधान बदलने की पैरोकारी
— भारत समाचार | Bharat Samachar (@bstvlive) April 15, 2024
➡संविधान में बदलाव और संशोधन की जरूरत रहती है
➡संविधान बना था तब से परिस्थितियां काल के अनुसार बदली हैं
➡400 पार के लक्ष्य पर अरुण गोविल ने किया मोदी का समर्थन
➡मोदी जी ऐसे ही कोई बात नहीं कहते, कुछ अर्थ… pic.twitter.com/G6LPCrCTnI
While interacting to the media, he was asked that Baba Bhimrao Ambedkar is the creator of the Constitution but the opposition is saying that if BJP comes to power, it will destroy the Constitution and will bring a new Constitution, to which he responded by saying, “No, when the Constitution of our country was made, there were changes made in it gradually as per the circumstances, as per the time. Isn’t it? So making that change is a nature’s sign. There is nothing bad in it because the circumstances were different at that time and are different today. If we have to make any changes in it (constitution) accordingly…and the constitution does not change as per the wish of one person, the change happens only when there is everyone’s consent.”
(नहीं, संविधान जब हमारे देश का बना था उसमें धीरे-धीरे परिस्थितियों के अनुसार, काल के अनुसार, परिवर्तन हुए हैं। है ना? तो वह परिवर्तन करना प्राकृतिक निशानी होती है। उसमें खराब बात नहीं होती क्योंकि परिस्थितियां उस वक्त की कुछ और थीं आज की कुछ और हैं। हमें अगर उसके हिसाब उसमे कोई परिवर्तन करना है…और संविधान किसी एक व्यक्ति की मर्ज़ी से तो होता नहीं है परिवर्तन सबकी सहमति होती है तब परिवर्तन होता है।)
It was found that Arun Govil’s statement was misinterpreted and propagated that BJP will change the Constitution. Nowhere did he say that BJP will change the Constitution. He clearly meant that changes can be made in the Constitution if necessary. Apart from this, the belief that BJP will end reservation is also baseless.
Moreover, it is not that the Constitution has not been amended or changed till now. Article 368 of the Indian Constitution gives the Parliament the power to amend the Constitution.
A similar situation has happened earlier also when BJP leader Anant Hegde’s remarks on amending the Constitution were misinterpreted and unnecessary uproar was created by claiming that Anant had commented that the BJP would change the Constitution. Further details and a fact check report on this claim can be found here.
Conclusion: Arun Govil’s remarks have been misinterpreted to present a misleading narrative that the BJP will destroy the existing Constitution and create a new Constitution. He clearly said that if required, necessary changes will be made in the Constitution.
| Claim | Arun Govil remarked that BJP will change the constitution |
| Claimed by | Sanjay Singh, Samajwadi Prahari, IP Singh, Lalji Verma, and others |
| Fact Check | Misleading |
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