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Rahul Gandhi Slams BJP Over Parvesh Verma Slap Row: "Question Power, Get A Slap?"
- •Congress leader Rahul Gandhi criticized the BJP following the controversy involving Delhi PWD Minister Parvesh Verma.
- •Verma allegedly slapped a young man during a road inspection in Tilak Nagar.
- •Gandhi questioned the treatment of those who challenge authority, suggesting it reflects a government less fearful of voters.
- •Parvesh Verma defended his actions, claiming people with AAP MLA Jarnail Singh abused his family and provoked him, though he admitted the incident should not have occurred.
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Rahul Gandhi criticized the BJP over a viral video showing Delhi PWD Minister Parvesh Verma allegedly slapping a young man named Sahib Singh during a road inspection in Tilak Nagar. Gandhi claimed the incident reflects a government that displays arrogance and no longer fears voters.
Parvesh Verma defended his actions by claiming that people accompanying AAP MLA Jarnail Singh provoked him and directed verbal insults and abusive language at his family, causing him to react in anger.
According to reports and statements, the young man, Sahib Singh, was recording a video of the road inspection where a road was being dug up. While Verma alleged provocation, the young man and opposition leaders stated he was simply pointing out problems with the road surface and holding a camera.
