A video of the incident from Tilak Nagar constituency went viral after it was shared by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on its X handle, further sparking a political row.
Delhi minister Parvesh Verma , who courted controversy after he slapped a man during road inspection in the national capital on Sunday, hit back at Congress MP Rahul Gandhi’s criticism, asking him to “stay out of it”.
Weighing in on the row, Rahul Gandhi slammed Verma, saying, “A BJP minister from the Delhi government is seen slapping a young man in a video. His crime? He was making a video. A road was being dug up right in front of the minister, and he had a camera in his hand. This is the face of a power that no longer fears the voters. In his social media post, Gandhi alleged that those in power respond with a slap or lathi charge when they are questioned by the people. “Ask a question on the street – a slap. Ask a question on paper leaks – a lathi charge. Ask a question in Parliament – the mic is switched off,” he wrote. “I peeled the road off like a carpet and showed it to him. Meanwhile, one of their ministers actually slapped a young man.
Reacting to a video purportedly showing Verma slapping Saheb Singh, who is associated with AAP MLA Jarnail Singh’s team, Kejriwal said, “I am heading to Tilak Nagar at 4:30 pm regarding this matter.
Addressing Gandhi in a reply on X, Verma said, “Rahul ji, aap rehne do bhai, aapko kuch nhi pata (Rahul ji, you just stay out of it, bro, you don’t know a thing). “A government that takes victory for granted doesn’t need your consent – it demands your silence and blind devotion,” he said. The victim was a colleague who was recording the video during a road inspection, according to AAP MLA Jarnail Singh. The MLA said he had received a call from BJP PWD minister Parvesh Verma , who had come to inspect the road and asked him to show the damages. Seeing this, the minister became agitated and, in his agitation, slapped our colleague who was recording the video, and then fled from here,” said Jarnail Singh. Earlier reporting noted: ‘No Fear Of Voters,’ Says Rahul Gandhi On Delhi Minister Slapgate. He Replies ‘No Fear Of Voters,’ Says Rahul Gandhi On Delhi Minister Slapgate. He Replies Earlier reporting noted: The Congress leader suggested that “vote chori” gives these BJP leaders the confidence to do as they please. The Congress leader suggested that “vote chori” gives these BJP leaders the confidence to do as they please. Earlier reporting noted: The slap by Delhi BJP Minister Parvesh Verma to a man video recording him during a road inspection visit is symptomatic of a much bigger malaise, says Rahul Gandhi, claiming it is “the face of a power that no longer fears voters”.
The road they (Delhi government) constructed there was already falling apart, crumbling, as everyone saw in videos yesterday.
