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The claim

Video of a man being assaulted by an Assam BJP MLA during a bridge inauguration ceremony.

Original publisher’s rating

MISLEADING

Reviewed by FACTLY ↗ ·

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Original review summary

The video shows Samsul Huda, an AIUDF MLA from Assam, allegedly assaulting a construction-company employee at a bridge foundation stone-laying ceremony—not a BJP MLA. The incident took place on 18 March 2025.[S1]

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Sources and attribution

  1. [S1] FACTLY original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 15, 2026

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