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Twitter user @impressionsAS<\/a> claimed that all BJP MLAs of Punjab have joined the Congress but the media has not reported the development.<\/p>\n

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All of MLAs of BJP joined @INCIndia<\/a> in Punjab today. But not even a squeak in Media. Had it been other way round it would have been full day news in loop. This goes to show why INC volunteers are not going to a free pass to anyone in Indian Media. Enough of their BS now<\/p>\n

\u2014 Ankit Srivastava \u270b (@impressionsAS) March 14, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A similar claim has been made in Hindi on Twitter<\/a> and Facebook<\/a>. One Mohan Murari Yadawa<\/a> posted this claim on an Akhilesh Yadav fan page on Facebook with over one lakh members. It gained over 1,000 reactions. It was also shared by Facebook page \u0939\u092e\u093e\u0930\u093e \u0939\u093f\u0902\u0926\u0941\u0938\u094d\u0924\u093e\u0928 \u092a\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0930\u093e \u0938\u093e \u0939\u093f\u0928\u094d\u0926\u0941\u0938\u094d\u0924\u093e\u0928<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Fact-check<\/h4>\n

According to the claim, Punjab doesn’t have a single representative from the BJP since they have joined Congress. If this was true, it would have been extensively reported in the media. But there are no reports.<\/p>\n

More importantly, there are currently two BJP MLAs in the Punjab Legislative Assembly.<\/p>\n

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Alt News spoke with the two BJP representatives in Punjab Arun Narang and Dinesh Singh. They categorically refuted the claims.<\/p>\n

Sujanpur MLA Dinesh Singh said, “This is fake news. I have never expressed such sentiments. I heard the same was said about Som Prakash and Arun Narang. Prakash is no longer an MLA. I spoke with Arun Narang. We aren’t leaving BJP.”<\/p>\n

Abohar MLA Arun Narang confirmed the same to Alt News.<\/p>\n

Social media users falsely claimed that BJP MLAs in Punjab have joined Congress however, as per the Punjab Legislative Assembly website, BJP has two MLAs in the state.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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