A picture post, showing a screengrab of India News, is doing the rounds on the internet. It is being claimed that the Union Home Ministry has given permission to all states to re-open schools.
The post comes at a time when Coronavirus cases in India are skyrocketing, therefore, enraging social media users.
The caption of the post reads: ‘गृह मंत्रलाय ने सभी राज्यों को स्कूल खोलने की परमिशन दे दी है, इससे पहले विधानसभा व संसद खुले हमारे बच्चे कोई टेस्टिंग किट नही है।‘
(Translation- The Ministry of Home Affairs has given permission to all state to open schools, our children are used as testing kits before re-opening the Assembly and Parliament.)
गृह मंत्रलाय ने सभी राज्यों को स्कूल खोलने की परमिशन दे दी है, इससे पहले विधानसभा व संसद खुले हमारे बच्चे कोई टेस्टिंग किट नही है।@ashokgehlot51 @MamataOfficial @ArvindKejriwal @RahulGandhi @RTforINDIA @GouravVallabh pic.twitter.com/X7yCGndXG4
— ShAiStA AaFrEeN (@shaista04444) May 27, 2020
FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the above claim and found it to be FAKE.
Government sources confirmed that no such move has been made by the authorities and the claims are baseless.
Claim-A purported screen grab circulating on social media claims that Home Ministry has permitted all states to open schools#PIBFactCheck– All educational institutes are closed throughout country as per orders of Ministry of Home Affairs.
Ref: https://t.co/lLx47e8nvc pic.twitter.com/9VnOBPSNWm
— PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) May 27, 2020
In conclusion, it is clear that the claim being made is FALSE.
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