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Supriya Shrinate faces BJP heat, FIR over old flag videos
India just celebrated its Independence Day, a special day when people honor the national flag.
A leader from the Congress party, named Supriya Shrinate, shared two videos on social media.
She said the videos showed people from the BJP party raising their own party flag instead of India's national flag.
But the BJP said those videos were not from Independence Day at all.
They said one video was from a party event in March, and the other was from an office opening in July.
So the videos were old and should not be shown as if they happened on Independence Day.
The BJP was upset and filed a police complaint, called an FIR, against Shrinate.
Minister Arjun Singh, who appeared in one of the videos, said he would also take legal action.
He said people should check their facts before sharing videos.
This story reminds us that old videos can sometimes be used to tell a story that is not true.
Congress social media chairperson Supriya Shrinate shared two videos on X alleging BJP members hoisted party flags instead of the National Flag on Independence Day.
The BJP said both videos were old and unrelated to the August 15, 2026 Independence Day celebrations.
The first clip was from a BJP event held in March at Swami Vivekanand Mangal Bhavan in Kurud, Chhattisgarh's Dhamtari district.
The second clip showed West Bengal Labour and Transport Minister Arjun Singh at the July 6 inauguration of his office in Barrackpore, not at a flag hoisting event.
The BJP filed an FIR against Shrinate, demanded action against senior Congress figures, and Singh said he would take legal action.
- Who
- Congress social media chairperson Supriya Shrinate, criticised by BJP leaders including former Chhattisgarh Minister Ajay Chandrakar and West Bengal Minister Arjun Singh
- What
- Shrinate shared two old videos claiming BJP members raised party flags instead of the National Flag; the BJP filed an FIR after saying the clips were unrelated to Independence Day
- Where
- India; the videos allegedly showed events in Chhattisgarh's Dhamtari district and West Bengal's Barrackpore
- When
- August 15, 2026 (Independence Day) and the immediate aftermath
- Why
- BJP leaders said the Congress used old videos and the national festival to deliberately defame the BJP
Congress: BJP insulted the national flag
BJP: Congress spread a fake narrative
Flag hoisting on Independence Day
Congress: BJP insulted the national flag
Shrinate posted two videos alleging BJP members in Chhattisgarh and West Bengal raised party flags instead of the National Flag, calling it an insult to the Tricolour, which their ancestors boycotted for 53 years.
BJP: Congress spread a fake narrative
BJP leaders said fact-checking proved both videos were old and unrelated to Independence Day, and accused Congress of using a national festival to defame the party.
Old videos presented as current
Congress: BJP insulted the national flag
Shrinate shared the clips as footage from Independence Day 2026, presenting them as evidence of BJP disrespect towards the national flag.
BJP: Congress spread a fake narrative
The BJP said the clips were from a March 2026 party event and a July 6, 2026 office inauguration, and that those spreading the narrative should have verified facts before circulating them.
Key facts
- Person involved
- Supriya Shrinate, Congress social media chairperson and Working Committee member
- Claim
- BJP members hoisted party flags instead of the National Flag on Independence Day
- BJP response
- Both videos were old and unrelated to the Independence Day celebrations
- Video 1 actual source
- March 2026 BJP event at Swami Vivekanand Mangal Bhavan, Kurud, Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh
- Video 2 actual source
- July 6, 2026 inauguration of Arjun Singh's office in Barrackpore, West Bengal
- Legal action
- FIR filed against Shrinate; action demanded against Mallikarjun Kharge, Jairam Ramesh, and Pawan Khera
- Platform
- X (Twitter)
- Other legal threat
- Minister Arjun Singh said he would take legal action over the propaganda
Quotes
Ajay Chandrakar
Former Chhattisgarh Minister and senior BJP leader
“"The parties and some individuals spreading such fake narrative and propaganda should have verified the facts before circulating it and should have corrected their mistake. It is such disgraceful action, highly condemnable. I am going to take legal action against the parties and persons for deliberately spreading propaganda against me."”
thestatesman.com
“"The Independence Day program is of national importance. It is celebrated in governmental and personal capacities both in the country and abroad. The Congress Party has used the national festival as a medium to defame the BJP."”
thestatesman.com








