Archive · 31 Aug 2026
Punjab BJP Deletes AI Video Showing Bhagwant Mann Slapped
The Punjab BJP shared a video made with artificial intelligence.
The video made it look as if Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann was being slapped.
The party later deleted the video after people criticized it.
BJP leader Kewal Singh Dhillon said he had not seen it.
He also said he respected Mann and condemned the video.
Congress leader Charanjit Singh Channi said political parties should not make insulting AI videos.
Channi also said real videos should not be wrongly called fake after laboratory checks.
The incident happened during a heated political fight in Punjab.
The Punjab BJP deleted an AI-generated video depicting Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann being slapped.
The video was initially posted by the Bharatiya Janata Party’s official Punjab social-media handle.
Punjab BJP president Kewal Singh Dhillon said he had not seen the video and condemned it if it existed.
Congress leader Charanjit Singh Channi said political parties should oppose such videos and maintain decorum.
The controversy comes as the BJP intensifies criticism of the Aam Aadmi Party government ahead of Punjab’s 2027 Assembly elections.
- Who
- The Punjab BJP, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, Kewal Singh Dhillon, and Congress leader Charanjit Singh Channi.
- What
- The Punjab BJP deleted an AI-generated video depicting Bhagwant Mann being slapped.
- When
- The video was deleted on Monday; the articles do not specify when it was first posted.
- Where
- Punjab, on the Bharatiya Janata Party’s official Punjab social-media handle.
- Why
- The post triggered political controversy and criticism amid an increasingly bitter political battle ahead of the 2027 Punjab Assembly elections.
Criticism of the Video
BJP’s Distancing Response
Use of AI-generated political content
Criticism of the Video
Charanjit Singh Channi said those making and uploading such AI videos were wrong and that political parties should remain within limits.
BJP’s Distancing Response
Kewal Singh Dhillon said the BJP did not want to insult Bhagwant Mann, that he respected the chief minister, and that he condemned the video if it existed.
Handling of Contested Videos
Criticism of the Video
Channi said he would oppose situations in which a genuine video was sent to a laboratory and later declared fake.
BJP’s Distancing Response
The articles do not provide a specific BJP response to Channi’s comments about laboratory testing.
- Video type
- AI-generated video
- Depicted event
- Bhagwant Mann being slapped
- Original poster
- The Bharatiya Janata Party’s official Punjab social-media handle
- Action taken
- The Punjab BJP deleted the video
- BJP response
- Kewal Singh Dhillon said he had not seen it, respected Mann, and condemned it if it existed
- Congress response
- Charanjit Singh Channi said such videos were wrong and political opponents should maintain decorum
- Political context
- The controversy occurred ahead of the 2027 Punjab Assembly elections