No, Prayagarj Mosque Was Not Demolished For Hoisting Pakistan Flag
By Sachin Baghel A video showing a demolition drive of a mosque is viral on social media with a false claim that Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath ordered the drive for hoisting Pakistan’s national flag atop the mosque. BOOM found that the mosque was demolished because of the expansion work of the Grand Trunk Road. The claim of hoisting Pakistani flag atop the mosque is false. The video has been shared with a claim in Hindi, "In Yogi Baba's state for hoisting Pakistan's flag on Saidabad Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) mosque, Yogi ji uprooted the mosque." (Original Text in Hindi: योगी बाब...