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Pravesh Verma Slap Incident: AAP Protests at Delhi Police HQ, Demands FIR Against Minister.
- •Following the slap incident in Tilak Nagar, AAP has launched protests, demanding an apology from Minister Pravesh Verma and an FIR against him.
- •AAP workers will protest today at the Delhi Police Headquarters at ITO, alleging police are not registering the victim's complaint.
- •PWD Minister Pravesh Verma slapped a person making a video during a road inspection in Tilak Nagar.
- •AAP MLA Jarnail Singh showed the minister a road being dug up by hand, alleging corruption in road construction.
- •AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal also questioned the incident and announced he would personally inspect the road in Tilak Nagar.
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The confrontation began when AAP MLA Jarnail Singh and local residents pointed out alleged irregularities in road construction during an inspection. As the situation heated up and a video was being recorded, Minister Parvesh Verma lost his temper and slapped a young man who was filming the encounter.
Following the viral video, AAP leaders and workers launched intense protests demanding a formal FIR and an apology from Delhi PWD Minister Parvesh Verma. Protesters gathered at the Delhi Police Headquarters at ITO, while AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal and other leaders strongly condemned the incident and demanded the minister's arrest.
The Delhi Police registered a non-cognisable report against BJP leader and PWD Minister Parvesh Verma for voluntarily causing hurt. This action followed complaints filed by the alleged victim, Sahib Singh, and a PWD assistant engineer, with authorities examining multiple complaints related to the incident.
