Courtesy: India Today

New Delhi: Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal launched 'Bhabhi Ji' crisps (papad) on Wednesday while claiming that the food item will help drive away the novel coronavirus. A video of the launch that surfaced on Friday has gone viral on social media.

Arjun Ram Meghwal is the minister of state for water resources, river development & Ganga rejuvenation, and of Parliamentary affairs.

In the video, Meghwal who is also a BJP MP from Bikaner, Rajasthan, can be seen holding two packets of 'Bhabhi Ji' papad and saying, "Under the Atmanirbhar India campaign, a papad manufacturer has come up with this product that will help in the formation of antibodies to fight the coronavirus. We congratulate this firm for coming up with this initiative under the Atmanirbhar India campaign."

Soon after the video surfaced on social media, it went viral.

The company which has manufactured the papad is from Bikaner and claims that the product has gilloy and other immunity boosting ingredients.

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Mullanpur (PTI): Rajasthan Royals defeated Punjab Kings by six wickets in their Indian Premier League match here on Tuesday.

Invited to bat, opener Prabhsimran Singh scored 59 up front while Marcus Stoinis provided the final flourish with an unbeaten 62 off 22 balls as Punjab Kings posted 222 for 4.

The Royals then put up a collective batting effort to overhaul the target with four balls to spare.

Earlier, leg spinner Yash Punja picked up two wickets for the visitors.

Brief Scores:

Punjab Kings: 222 for 4 in 20 overs (Prabhsimran Singh 59, Marcus Stoinis 62 not out; Yash Punja 2/41).

Rajasthan Royals: 228 for 4 in 19.2 overs (Yashasvi Jasiwal 51, Donovan Ferreira 52 not out; Yuzvendra Chahal 3/36)