Fact Check: BJP MP Arun Govil calls out PM Modi for fleeing abroad? No, he criticised the opposition
A video showing BJP MP Arun Govil making sharp remarks is going viral with claims that he criticised PM Modi for fleeing abroad as soon as parliament starts.
By K Sherly Sharon
Claim:BJP MP Arun Govil calls out PM Modi for fleeing abroad as soon as parliament starts.
Fact:The claim is false. The video shows Govil criticising the opposition for ācreating a ruckusā in the parliament over the Bihar Voter List revision.
Hyderabad: A video showing Bharatiya Janata Party MP Arun Govil making critical remarks is going viral on social media.
In the video Aurn Govil is heard speaking in Hindi, saying, "Those who elected them and sent them here, what answer will they give to those people? Did their voters elect and send them here to do this? How shameful this isā¦ And how much it costs to run the Parliamentā¦ they donāt even care about that expense. They donāt care about anything related to the country."
This video is clubbed with another video showing Prime Minister Narendra Modi on an aircraft. The text on this viral video reads, āModi fled abroad as soon as Parliament session beganā¦ BJP MP Arun Govil got angryā.
The 15 second long viral video features the 'ANIā logo.
The viral video was shared on X with the caption, āBJP MP Arun Govil lashes out at BJP. As soon as Parliament starts, Modi flees abroadā. (Archive)
Posts making similar claims can be found here and here. (Archive 1 and Archive 2)
Fact Check
NewsMeter found that the viral claim is false. Govil did not criticise PM Modi for travelling abroad while Parliament is in session, he directed the viral remarks at the opposition.
Using reverse image search we found an X video uploaded by IANS Hindi on July 23, 2025. The video shows visuals similar to the viral clip.
The caption reads, āDelhi: BJP MP Arun Govil, commenting on the opposition's uproar in Parliament, said, "They just want to create noise. Their attitude is very bad. I feel that any MP or party doing this should be sacked."ā
The video does not show MP Govil making the viral remarks. However, we searched for similar videos of Govil on the X account of ANI. We found a 1 minute 15 second video showing the MP uploaded by ANI on the same day.
The caption reads, ā#WATCH Delhi: BJP MP Arun Govil says, "This is a very bad attitude of the opposition...they don't care about how much it costs to run Parliament...the government has already said it is ready to discuss every issue, but the opposition doesn't want to discuss, they just want to make noise which is very shameful..."
The BJP leader can be heard making the viral remarks at the 0:16 minute mark. Before the critical remarks, Govil said, āNo, this is a very bad attitude of the oppositionā. This hints at the possibility of the critical remarks being directed at the opposition.
Using keyword searches we found a YouTube video uploaded by NewsX Live on the same day with the title, āOpposition Shows Bad Attitude, Wasting Taxpayer Money: BJP MP Arun Govil on Parliament Ruckusā.
In the video, the viral video starts at the 0:34 minute mark. The Newsx Live anchor said that the BJP MP made these remarks after the āruckus created by the opposition MPsā and a protest was organised after a stalemate situation over the Bihar Voter List revision.
