FactCheck: Did AAP MP Bhagwant Mann Pledged To Quit Drinking On 1 Jan, 2022?

A tweet is getting viral on social media platforms. Sharing the tweet users are claiming the “Bhagwant Mann pledges not to touch liquor on 1 January 2022.”

Along with the post,  P. Rahim Basha wrote, “Bhagwant Mann has given the biggest sacrifice in political history for people of #Punjab. He has promised not to touch liquor for 1st Jan-2022.”

#BhagwantMann has given the biggest sacrifice in political history for people of #Punjab.
He has promised not to touch liquor for 1st Jan-2022#AamAadmiParty #BhagwantMann#Kejriwal#PunjabElection2022 pic.twitter.com/hi3qjWuJi8

— Korivipati • ®️ahim Basha 🇮🇳 (@RahimBasha9999) January 24, 2022

Similarly, another user shared the pic along with the caption,” Forget about Punjab & from 1st January 2022 #BhagwantMann has promised several times to his Mother than again taken liquor This admission of #ArvindKejriwal that Bhagwat Maan won’t take liquor from 1st Jan 2022 that before that as MP he was taking it.”

Forget about Punjab & from 1st January 2022 #BhagwantMann has promised number of times to his Mother than again taken liquor
This admission of #ArvindKejriwal that Bhagwat Maan won't take liquor from 1st Jan 2022 that before that as MP he was taking it 😂🤣#PunjabElections pic.twitter.com/QvK2AyT0YI

— Nandini Idnani 🇮🇳🚩 (@nandiniidnani69) January 23, 2022

Likewise, several other social media users shared this video.

FactCheck

In our fact check analysis our team found that this post is misleading. Further, we found a video on YouTube regarding the same. OneIndia uploaded this post on 21 January 2019. In the video, Mann pledged to give up drinking on his mother’s advice. Also, Delhi CM praised Mann for this sacrifice.

Moreover, the we found a report of Times Of India dated 21st January 2019 regarding the same.

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Conclusion

Hence, from our analysis, it is clear that the  Therefore, the news is false and misleading.

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DFRAC Editor

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