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Delhi Minister Slapped Man Filming Road Inspection, Sparking Row
Delhi minister Parvesh Verma was checking road work in Delhi.
A man named Sahib Singh was filming the work on his phone.
A video showed Verma hitting Singh.
The incident started a political argument between the BJP and the Aam Aadmi Party.
Verma said Singh used abusive words and became violent first.
BJP leaders supported Verma and said Singh had previously been accused in an assault case.
That earlier case involved a municipal worker and was filed in Tilak Nagar.
Singh’s complaint or response about the road-inspection incident was not provided in the article.
Delhi minister Parvesh Verma was filmed slapping Sahib Singh during a road inspection.
Sahib Singh was recording road work near a gurdwara when the confrontation occurred.
Police records reportedly link Singh to an earlier assault case involving a municipal worker in Tilak Nagar.
BJP leaders alleged Singh abused Verma’s family and was part of a group that provoked the minister.
Verma said the inspection was disrupted by abusive language and violence, while the incident triggered a dispute with the Aam Aadmi Party.
- Who
- Delhi minister Parvesh Verma and Sahib Singh were involved; BJP leaders and the Aam Aadmi Party became involved in the political dispute.
- What
- Verma was filmed slapping Singh during a road inspection, after which claims about Singh’s earlier assault case emerged.
- Where
- The confrontation occurred during a road inspection in Delhi; the earlier case was filed with police in Tilak Nagar.
- When
- The confrontation occurred yesterday relative to the report; the earlier municipal-worker complaint was filed in June, and the inspected road was being prepared for an October 5 gurdwara event.
- Why
- Verma said he was inspecting the road because of an upcoming gurdwara event and alleged that Singh and others used abusive language and obstructed the work.
Critics’ Account
Minister and BJP Account
What happened during the inspection
Critics’ Account
The reported video shows Parvesh Verma hitting Sahib Singh while Singh was filming the road work, prompting criticism and a political dispute.
Minister and BJP Account
Verma said the inspection had been peaceful until Singh used abusive and indecent language and became violent; BJP leaders said the confrontation was provoked.
Sahib Singh’s background
Critics’ Account
The article focuses on the minister’s conduct during the filmed confrontation and does not provide Singh’s response to the earlier allegations.
Minister and BJP Account
BJP leader Tajinder Bagga cited police records and a June complaint alleging that Singh was involved in assaulting a municipal worker in Tilak Nagar.
Reason for the inspection
Critics’ Account
The confrontation became part of a dispute with the Aam Aadmi Party over the minister’s actions.
Minister and BJP Account
Verma said he was inspecting a road leading to a gurdwara because an event was scheduled there on October 5 and the road had not been built for 15 years.
Key facts
- Minister involved
- Parvesh Verma, Delhi’s public works department minister
- Man filmed
- Sahib Singh, 22
- Earlier case
- Police records reportedly identify Singh as an accused in an alleged assault on a municipal worker
- Earlier complaint
- The complaint was filed in June in Delhi’s Tilak Nagar
- Road purpose
- Verma said the road led to a gurdwara hosting an event on October 5
- Medical examination
- The injured municipal worker was taken to Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital for a medico-legal examination
- Legal action
- An FIR was filed under several sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
Quotes
Parvesh Verma
Delhi public works department minister
“... I personally called AAP MLA Jarneil Singh three times to invite him. I had only gone to inspect the road to the gurdwara with my engineer, because there is an event at the gurdwara on October 5, and this road hadn't been built for 15 years.”
NDTV
“But the MLA showed up with his history-sheeter goons, resorted to abusive and indecent language, and turned violent. My sole purpose is to carry out development work, and if anyone obstructs that, I will not tolerate it.”
NDTV
Sources
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