AAP defends Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann in sacrilege row, cites forensic evidence

Punjab finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema defended chief minister Bhagwant Mann against allegations in a viral video showing a sacrilegious act. Cheema stated that forensic reports from two independent laboratories confirm the individual in the video is not Mann, dismissing the clip as fake.

The AAP attributed the video to a defamation attempt by opposition parties. The controversy intensified after the Akal Takht, Sikhism's highest temporal authority, issued an edict against Mann over the footage.