In Chandigarh on Oct 23, a heated exchange erupted between the BJP and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) over a controversial video that allegedly showed Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann. After BJP working‑president Ashwani Sharma posted a tweet questioning the video, AAP leaders began holding press conferences and made several dramatic claims, according to the BJP’s state media chief Vineet Joshi.
“Within 48 hours AAP leaders released press conferences with absurd, irrational and baseless statements,” Joshi told reporters in Chandigarh. Joshi added that Sharma’s follow‑up tweet questioned why the Chief Minister remained silent about the video, asking, “Punjab deserves an answer, Bhagwant Sahib. Please clarify.”
Joshi criticized the BJP tweet for its lack of nuance. “If the video is fake, why is the Chief Minister silent?” he said, raising doubts about the government’s integrity. He said the accusations go beyond one clip and question the AAP’s claimed “clean politics”. He pointed out that the AAP team had been quiet for two days even as serious questions were raised.
In addition, Joshi named AAP leaders Baltej Pannu and Malvinder Singh Kang as quick to blame others but silent now that the issue concerns their own party. He also questioned why the Cyber Cell’s first information report (FIR) does not include the Chief Minister’s statement, suggesting pressure on the investigators or a governmental attempt to suppress the matter.
The dispute highlights a sharp political clash in Punjab and shows how social‑media posts can spark a flurry of public statements from both sides. As the story develops, observers will watch how the BJP and AAP handle the allegations and the media fallout.
Source: ianslive
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