A video allegedly showing Delhi deputy chief minister Parvesh Verma slapping a young man during a road inspection in the Tilak Nagar assembly constituency has gone viral on social media, with the opposition AAP targeting the ruling BJP and calling for the minister’s arrest.
The man who was allegedly slapped later sought disciplinary action against the minister and claimed that an FIR had been registered in connection with the incident. “Arrest the minister.
In another post on X, he said, “A minister of Modi ji slapped a young man publicly for exposing corruption in road construction. Former Delhi CM and AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal called for Verma’s arrest and said he would visit the area on Monday to inspect the road. I will go here tomorrow,” he posted on X. I will go to Tilak Nagar tomorrow and inspect this road.”
AAP MLA from Tilak Nagar, Jarnail Singh, alleged that Verma lost his temper and slapped the man while he was raising concerns about the road construction in the area. Well, here’s what that outreach looks like on the ground, Delhi Cabinet Minister Parvesh Verma slapping a Gen Z for asking questions. “I showed him how the road surface was breaking apart. When this was pointed out, the minister couldn’t handle it; he raised his hand against me, and his associates threatened to kill me…
The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) said on X, “The Modi Govt wants to ‘reach out’ to Gen Z. Singh said Verma had visited the site to inspect the road and claimed that the minister reacted after questions were raised over the work. The police were present right there, and all of this happened in their presence,” he said. Earlier reporting noted: ‘He raised his hand against me’: Youth seen being slapped by Parvesh Verma recounts road-inspection row PWD Minister Parvesh Verma reportedly slapped a young man named Saheb Earlier reporting noted: NEW DELHI: The young man seen being slapped by Delhi PWD Minister Parvesh Verma during a road inspection in Tilak Nagar has said he was at the spot after the PWD department called him and others to assess the condition of the road. Earlier reporting noted: Identified as Saheb, the man said he showed Verma how the road surface was breaking apart before the minister allegedly raised his hand against him and his associates threatened to kill him.
Amid outrage over the incident, the minister shared a video statement on his X account with the caption, “Listen to the full truth behind today’s incident… but what happened should not have happened.
