Video Of Himachal Pradesh MLA Speech Resurfaces As Nepali MP Criticising PM Modi

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BOOM had debunked the video in April 2021, and September 2022, when it went viral with a false claim that the clip shows a Nepali MP is criticising the Indian Prime Minister. We found that the person in the viral video is a Congress politician Jagat Singh Negi who is a Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Kinnaur in the Himachal Pradesh state assembly. In the video, one can hear the speaker asking Negi to talk on the 'state budget'. Taking a cue from it and replies, we found that ‘Live Times TV Himachal’ uploaded the same portion of the visuals (1.46 onwards) on March 17, 2021, with the caption, "Jagat Singh Negi lambasted the BJP in the House". Indian National Congress - Himachal Pradesh also posted the same speech on Facebook on March 21, 2021.