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By Hazel Gandhi An old video of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader being offered a garland of shoes by an elderly man during a campaign in Madhya Pradesh is being shared online falsely linking it to the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. BOOM found that the video dates back to January 2018 and the incident took place during the Dhamnod civic elections in Madhya Pradesh. In the 24-second video, a candidate is seen campaigning on the streets when an elderly man approaches him and puts a garland of shoes around his neck. The video is being shared on X with the caption, “#BreakingNews People gave spe…

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