Claim
Tejashwi Yadav has gone to Europe, and Rahul Gandhi is currently not in India.
“वैसे तेजस्वी यादव यूरोप चले गए लेकिन राहुल गांधी इस समय इंडिया में नहीं है ... तेजस्वी यादव यूरोप गए हैं ऐसी जानकारी मिली है”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
The central checkable assertion — that Tejashwi Yadav 'has gone to Europe' as of the July 2, 2026 broadcast — is false: on July 1, 2026 he was in Bihar giving statements to ANI about the Legislative Council oath-taking. His documented family Europe trip was in December 2025 after the Bihar election defeat, so the anchor presents a seven-month-old trip as current news (he even hedges 'such information has been received'). The Rahul Gandhi 'not in India' portion is only a BJP allegation (missing posters, reported but unconfirmed foreign visit) that Congress denies. The claim therefore mixes a stale/incorrect statement about Tejashwi with an unverified allegation about Rahul.
Evidence
- https://newsable.asianetnews.com/india/tejashwi-yadav-vows-to-oust-bjp-rss-from-power-in-bihar-amid-mlc-oath-articleshow-q1nyez8 Around July 1, 2026 (a day before the broadcast) Tejashwi Yadav was in Bihar, reacting to the Bihar Legislative Council oath-taking and telling ANI the opposition would oust BJP-RSS — placing him in India, not Europe, at the time of the claim. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://patnapress.com/tejashwi-yadav-europe-trip-post-poll-defeat/ Tejashwi's actual family Europe trip occurred in December 2025 (he left around Dec 3, 2025) after the Bihar Assembly election defeat, skipping the winter session — roughly seven months before this July 2026 broadcast. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.thehansindia.com/news/national/tejashwis-absence-in-public-assembly-since-poll-results-resembles-rahul-gandhis-sojourns-1028820 Dec 5, 2025 report describes the Europe trip as speculative ('some reports suggest a probable Europe sojourn'), tying it to the post-poll period, not July 2026. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://organiser.org/2026/06/29/360173/bharat/rahul-gandhi-missing-posters-appear-across-delhi-bjp-steps-up-attack-over-reported-foreign-visit/ Rahul Gandhi's 'not in India' status rests on BJP 'missing' posters and Poonawalla's allegation of a 'reported foreign visit' (June 29, 2026), with no confirmed destination or dates; Congress rejected the allegations. ✓ reachable · archived