Fact Check: No, Puducherry Congress MLAs were not attacked for joining the BJP
Fact Check: No, Puducherry Congress MLAs were not attacked for joining the BJP
A viral image claims to shows Congress workers in Puducherry thrashing a Congress MLA who recently joined the BJP. India Today s AFWA probes the truth.
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The image going viral on social media.
The Congress party recently suffered a setback in Puducherry after five of its MLAs shifted to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). One MLA from the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) also joined the BJP.
In this context, an image of a clash between the police and the public is being circulated with the claim that a Congress MLA from Puducherry who joined BJP was attacked by Congress workers.
Social Welfare Minister ends stir near Raj Nivas
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Kandasamy had shifted his protest from the Assembly
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Chief Minister V. Narayanasamy and Minister Kandasamy leaving Raj Nivas after the agitation was called off on Tuesday.
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T. Singaravelou
Kandasamy had shifted his protest from the Assembly
In a dramatic development, Minister for Social Welfare M. Kandasamy on Tuesday evening called off his day-night agitation, seeking an audience with Lt. Governor Kiran Bedi, after shifting the venue from the portico of the Assembly to the Raj Nivas, earlier in the day. He relented after meeting Chief Minister V. Narayanasamy.