{
  "id": 1686763,
  "title": "Knee-surgery beneficiaries dance at Punjab I-Day function sparks political slugfest",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/knee-surgery-beneficiaries-dance-at-punjab-i-day-function-sparks",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-18T04:46:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/fake-knee-surgery-beneficiaries-dance-at-punjab-i-day-function-sparks-political-slugfest/articleshow/133311739.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A video showcasing elderly men dancing at Punjab's Independence Day celebrations has sparked a heated political discussion. Opposition leaders claim these men were actually employees from the health department rather than beneficiaries of social schemes. In contrast, the Aam Aadmi Party defends the dance as a positive expression.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}