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Chandigarh Police Investigation Continues as Punjab Assembly Extends Session Over Doctored Video Dispute

An FIR under forgery, defamation and conspiracy charges against AAP ministers has fueled walkouts and heated exchanges during the extended session

Leader of Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa along with other Congress MLAs walk out of the Punjab vidhan sabha on Friday. (Ravi Kumar/HT)
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Leader of opposition and Congress MLA Partap Singh Bajwa walking out of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha on Friday. (Ravi Kumar/HT)
Punjab's Leader of Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa and other Congress MLAs walk out on second day of a special assembly session, in Chandigarh on Friday.

Overview

  • The Cyber Cell registered the FIR on July 11 under Sections 336(4), 356 and 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, naming Harpal Singh Cheema, Aman Arora and unnamed AAP media handlers as accused
  • Opposition leader Partap Singh Bajwa alleges AAP functionaries edited his June 25 video to remove criticism of MLA Ganieve Kaur and misrepresent him as defending Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia
  • Police say their ongoing probe is examining the editing, dissemination and the roles of senior AAP officials and social media administrators
  • Congress MLAs staged walkouts and AAP ministers traded sharp accusations on July 11–12 as the special session saw disruptions over law-and-order and defamation claims
  • Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan approved a two-day extension of the session, and Bajwa has urged formal debates on law-and-order issues and the land pooling policy