Edited clip falsely claims that Bhupen Bora has admitted to taking ₹50 crore from Himanta Biswa Sarma and the Bharatiya Janata Party
A broadcast video from Navbharat Times and Aaj Tak is going viral on social media. The video accuses Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma of bribing former Assam Congress state president Bhupen Bora to join the BJP for ₹50 crore. The video claims that Bhupen Bora admitted on camera that he took ₹50 crore from Himanta Biswa Sarma to fulfill his father’s dream of building a stadium on 13 bighas of land.
Sharing the clip, the handle Sham Sher wrote, “Former Assam Congress president Bhupen Borah has admitted on camera to taking 50 crore rupees from Chief Minister Himanta Biswa.” (Archived link)
The handle Sham Sher sharing the Aaj Tak broadcast made the same claim that Assam BJP bought a Congress leader who lost the last three consecutive elections for 50 crores. (Archived link)
Another handle KP Malik asserted, “Bhupen Borah’s Great Confession! An Honest Leader in Dishonest Politics. Former Assam Congress President Bhupen Borah has boldly admitted on camera that he took 50 crore rupees from CM Himanta Biswa Sarma to fulfill his father’s dream. He has become the first honest Indian leader to shamelessly accept taking money in broad daylight. Most leaders take the money and then deny it. Such honesty? This is Olympic gold in shamelessness. In today’s era, the height of shamelessness is this: loot, confess, and get applause! And both the giver and the taker—enjoy the fun. Because agencies are for the opposition, but for those in power, they’re just a washing machine.” (Archived link)
The clip of Navbharat Times was also shared by many other handles such as Assam Congress Sevadal (Archived link), Sudhir Kumar Pandey (Archived link), Dinesh Bhardwaj (Archived link), Kishore S Lochib (Archived link), Sandeep Khasa (Archived link), Yogesh Sharma (Archived link), Nikhil Kumar (Archived link), Sandeep Chaudhary Commentary (Archived link), and Arvind Chotia (Archived link).
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In our fact-check, a search using relevant keywords led us to the original broadcast posted on the official YouTube channel of Navbharat Times on February 19, 2026.
In the actual video, at the 9:55 minute mark, the reporter asks Bhupen Bora about Congress claim that he was bribed by the current Chief Minister and the BJP, prompting him to resign from the Congress party. In response, Bora holds Gaurav Gogoi responsible for his exit from Congress. Addressing the bribery allegation, he adds that if the BJP offers were to offer him a bribe of ₹50 crore, he would accept it on camera and use the money to fulfill his father’s dream of building a stadium.
Nowhere in the video did Bora admit that he had taken a bribe of Rs 50 crore from him to leave Congress and join BJP. The original clip was edited and cropped to suggest Bora accepting the bribe.
Further, we found the original video of the Aaj Tak broadcast video on their YouTube channel. In the actual video, the anchor reports about Congress suffering a big setback before the Assam elections, as leader Bhupen Bora resigned from Congress. The video nowhere mentions of ₹50 crore deal.
Additionally, we also performed AI analysis of the Aaj Tak clip on HIVE AI and found that the clip is digitally generated.
In conclusion, the clips from Navbharat Times and Aaj Tak claiming that Bhupen Bora took a bribe of ₹50 crore from CM Himanta Biswa and the BJP and admitted it on camera are edited and fake.
| Claim | Bhupen Bora has admitted on camera that he had taken a bribe of ₹50 crore from Himanta Biswa and the BJP to resign from the Congress and join them. |
| Claimed by | Sham Sher, KP Malik, and others. |
| Fact check | The clips of Navbharat Times and Aaj Tak reporting of Bhupen Bora taking a bribe of ₹50 crore from Himanta Biswa and BJP are edited and fake. |
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