A video of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has gone viral on social media. While sharing it, some netizens have claimed that the recently elected chief minister has openly confessed that he does not have an idea about who is running the Punjab government.
In the video, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Mann can be heard speaking in Punjabi. His words translate to, "I don't know what was done to make whom happy. But the thing that is not understandable is who is actually running the government! The scenario of the government is like a bus without a driver which can crash into any pit at any moment."
While sharing this 13-second clip, users have also added a caption in Punjabi that mocks Mann-- "Here, the change (Bhagwant Mann) has gone mad."
Archived versions of some similar posts can be seen here and here.
India Today Anti Fake News War Room (AFWA) has found the claim to be misleading as the video is several months old. It was shot before the Aam Aadmi Party came to power in Punjab. In reality, Mann referred to the previous state government led by the Congress Party.
We first searched some keywords to know if Mann made any recent remarks as claimed in the viral video. But there was no such news.
However, after performing an advanced keyword search, we found a news report on "Punjabi Jagran" from December 17, 2021.
The Punjab assembly elections were held in February 2022, following which the AAP replaced Congress as the ruling party in the state.
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