Bhagwant Mann claims his viral video was fake, says, everyone involved in conspiracy will be exposed
CHANDIGARH; Addressing Punjabis across the world, Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Thursday said that his entire public life has been dedicated to serving the people and safeguarding the interests of Punjab, and that no amount of political propaganda can weaken his bond with the Sangat or the people of the state. Stating that two independent forensic reports have completely exposed the truth behind the fake video controversy, the Chief Minister said that not a single one of the 1,191 frames examined matches his face, height, physique or physical appearance.
Declaring the episode as a calculated attempt to malign him because certain forces cannot tolerate Punjab’s progress and the overwhelming love being shown by the people, CM Bhagwant Singh Mann said he has directed the DGP Punjab to identify every individual involved in creating, financing and circulating the fake video, regardless of where they are hiding in the world, and bring them before the Sangat. Reaffirming his lifelong commitment to serving Sri Guru Granth Sahib, the Sangat and the people of Punjab, the Chief Minister appealed to Punjabis not to fall prey to politically motivated conspiracies being hatched by those using religion as a shield to protect their shrinking political relevance.
CM Bhagwant Singh Mann stated, “When incidents of sacrilege were taking place, the law was very weak. People could get bail even from the police station or escape punishment. We enacted a stringent law, Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Act, against sacrilege. People praised that law immensely. Even today, people call me and tell me that the law has brought peace to their hearts. I tell them that I did not do it on my own. Guru Sahib entrusted me with that service.”
The Chief Minister said, “I am surprised that those who have become self-appointed custodians of religion, and the political people who appointed their favourites to important positions, are now attaching my name to a fake video in which I am not even present. Someone is acting like me, imitating me, styling his hair like mine and trying to resemble me.”
He affirmed, “Based on some so-called investigation, they are declaring me Panth-Virodhi from the ‘faseel’ of Sri Akal Takht Sahib and telling people not to associate with Bhagwant Mann. This is open political propaganda. This is political messaging and nothing else.”
CM Bhagwant Singh Mann said, “Today I am placing before you two reports. These are not reports from any Punjab laboratory. These reports are from laboratories outside Punjab and are related to this very video. A total of 1,191 frames were examined. All 1,191 frames were checked. Not a single frame matches my face from any angle, my side profile, my front profile, my eyes, my height, my physique or my body structure. The reports clearly establish that someone used another individual to create this fake video with the specific intention of declaring it to be a video of Bhagwant Mann and then defaming me.”
He added, “The reports also state that the individual in the video is approximately 2 inches taller than me. How is it possible that my height suddenly increases by two inches in a video? Moreover, I cannot even think of doing such a thing, even in my dreams. Nobody knows when this video was recorded. Nobody knows where it was recorded. Nobody knows who originally circulated it. The only thing that is clear is that when I take decisions in favour of the people of Punjab, those decisions are becoming unbearable for certain people.”
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