The Aam Aadmi Party on Wednesday filed a complaint with the Delhi Police against Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson Sambit Patra for posting an allegedly doctored video of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, reported PTI.
Last week, Patra had posted an edited 17-second clip of Kejriwal on Twitter, where he could be seen pointing out the “benefits” of the three new farm laws in an interview. However, Twitter had flagged the post as “manipulated media”. Later in a press conference, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia played two videos – the one Patra tweeted, and another one of Kejriwal’s entire comment, which had been edited out of context.
Meanwhile, the AAP has threatened to take similar action against Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, after his media adviser Raveen Thukral posted the same clip. On Wednesday, Kejriwal warned Singh of legal action if he did not withdraw the video and apologise for it. He said it was “shocking” that the…