Does This Video Show ‘BJP Goons’ Throwing Stones at CJP Rally in Kolkata? No!

We found out that the video shows a clash between BJP and Congress workers in Jharkhand's Ranchi.

A video has been going viral on social media, falsely claiming to show BJP goons throwing stones at students attending a CJP rally in Kolkata.

(Source: X/Altered by The Quint)

A video has been making the rounds on social media, claiming to show Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) goons throwing stones at students attending a Cockroach Janta Party rally in Kolkata, West Bengal.

One of the posts is captioned, "Climbing onto the West Bengal government's fire engine, #BJP's goon squad are throwing stones in a Kolkata rally of cockroach Janata Party supporters! The question is, 'Don't these people count as #jihadis? How did the police allow them to climb onto this vehicle? Why didn't the police arrest them?'"

(Source: X/Screenshot)

An archived version of this claim can be found here. 

(An archived version of a similar claim can be found here.)

Is it true?: No, the video shows BJP and Congress workers hurling eggs and tomatoes at each other during a protest in Ranchi, Jharkhand

How did we find out?: We ran a reverse image search on the video using Google Lens and found a video uploaded by Followup Jharkhand on 23 July 2026 that shared the same visuals.

• The caption reads, "Clash between BJP and Congress workers; they are hurling eggs and tomatoes at each other."

• According to the report, the protesters are throwing eggs and tomatoes at each other in Jharkhand's Ranchi.

• We also found a report by Prabhat Khabar covering the clash between BJP and Congress in Ranchi, which led to eggs and tomatoes being hurled on the streets.

• The Economic Times also published a report on 23 July 2026 covering the incident.

• According to the report, Congress and BJP workers allegedly hurled eggs and stones at each other during a protest in Ranchi, Jharkhand.

The report published by The Economic Times.

(Source: The Economic Times/Screenshot)

Conclusion: The video shows BJP and Congress workers hurling eggs and tomatoes at each other during a protest in Ranchi, Jharkhand.

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