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Parvesh Verma Defends Viral Slapping Incident, Alleges Commission Row
A video showed Delhi minister Parvesh Verma appearing to slap a man during an argument about a newly built road.
Verma said he lost his temper after someone allegedly insulted his family.
He said he regretted what happened.
Verma also accused AAP MLA Jarnail Singh of asking for a commission and damaging the road to make it look badly built.
Singh denied this and said the road was genuinely poor quality.
Singh and his supporters accused Verma of acting violently and demanded action against him.
The argument happened during a road inspection in the Vikaspuri and Tilak Nagar area.
Verma said the road would receive a quality audit.
Both sides gave different explanations of what happened.
Delhi Minister Parvesh Verma said he regretted appearing to slap a youth during a road-site confrontation.
Verma alleged that AAP MLA Jarnail Singh sought commissions from engineers or contractors and obstructed the road project.
Jarnail Singh and AAP supporters said the road was poorly built and accused Verma of assault and fleeing under police protection.
The dispute concerned construction on the Vikaspuri Ring Road in the Tilak Nagar area, where the road surface was allegedly damaged or peeling.
Verma said a quality audit would be conducted, while the alleged assault and commission claims prompted demands for police action.
- Who
- Delhi PWD Minister Parvesh Verma, AAP MLA Jarnail Singh, AAP supporters, and a youth identified in one account as Saheb.
- What
- A confrontation during a road inspection led to a viral video appearing to show Verma pulling down a phone and slapping the person recording.
- Where
- At a road construction site on the Vikaspuri Ring Road in or near Delhi's Tilak Nagar area.
- When
- The incident occurred on Saturday, followed by Verma's clarification and regret on Sunday.
- Why
- The confrontation arose from a dispute over the road's quality and allegations that the project was being obstructed and that commissions were being sought.
AAP and Opposition Account
Verma and BJP Account
Road quality
AAP and Opposition Account
Jarnail Singh and AAP supporters said the newly laid road was substandard and that its surface could be pulled apart or was peeling.
Verma and BJP Account
Verma said he inspected the work and found it was being carried out properly, while promising an official quality audit.
Cause of the confrontation
AAP and Opposition Account
Singh and the youth said Verma reacted violently after the road's poor quality was demonstrated and demanded action against him.
Verma and BJP Account
Verma said an AAP associate abused his family, provoking him into reacting in the heat of the moment; he nevertheless said the incident should not have happened.
Commission and obstruction claims
AAP and Opposition Account
AAP rejected Verma's account and said the minister was trying to deflect attention from poor construction and the alleged assault.
Verma and BJP Account
Verma alleged that Singh sought commissions from officials or the contractor and deliberately damaged the road while portraying it as corrupt or defective.
Key facts
- Minister's response
- Parvesh Verma said he lost his temper after an associate allegedly abused his family and said the incident should not have happened.
- Commission allegation
- Verma alleged that Jarnail Singh pressured PWD engineers or the contractor for a commission; the allegation was not independently established in the articles.
- AAP's account
- Jarnail Singh said the road surface was peeling and accused Verma of assaulting the person recording the inspection.
- Road history
- Verma said the road had remained pending for about 15 years.
- Police complaints
- Verma said engineers or the contractor had complained to police, while the youth said an FIR had been lodged over the incident.
- Quality review
- Verma said the Delhi Public Works Department would order a quality audit and conduct checks.
- Political reactions
- AAP leaders criticized Verma, while BJP leader RP Singh defended him and urged restraint.
Quotes
Parvesh Sahib Singh
Delhi Public Works Department minister
“I want to tell the AAP, that no amount of provocation or malicious campaigns will be allowed to obstruct government work, damage public property or demand commissions from contractors or officers”
thehansindia.com
“I handle all social media activities for the MLA. We came here after the PWD department called us to inspect the condition of this road. I showed him how the road surface was breaking apart.”
republicworld.com
Sources
Delhi: Minister Parvesh Sahib Singh regrets 'slapping' AAP supporter who abused family
Delhi Minister Parvesh Verma Clarifies Video Showing Him Slapping Youth; Makes 'Commission' Allegations Against AAP’s Jarnail Singh
‘AAP MLA demanded commission, aide abused my family’: Delhi Minister Parvesh Verma on viral video
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