Parvesh Verma warns Kejriwal amid slap row:Says he ‘will not tolerate’ obstruction of govt work; tells Rahul Gandhi, ‘you stay out of it, brother’

Delhi government minister Parvesh Verma has warned Arvind Kejriwal that AAP leaders and supporters who obstruct government work will not be tolerated. Responding to Rahul Gandhi’s taunt, Parvesh wrote on X, “Rahul ji, please stay out of this, brother; you know nothing.” The statement came after a video message from Kejriwal in which he questioned the quality of the road. Kejriwal had said that the country’s Gen Z expects honesty and a transparent approach from the government. The controversy is linked to a young man being slapped during a road inspection in Delhi’s Tilak Nagar. A video of the incident emerged on social media on Sunday. Parvesh Verma is the PWD minister in the Delhi government. He claimed that the young man was not a Gen Z member, but a person against whom an FIR had been registered for assaulting an MCD official. 2 pictures of the slap controversy 4 statements of Parvesh Verma in 24 hours 1. In a 2.56-minute video, Parvesh Verma alleged that MLA Jarnail Singh had been demanding commissions for him from PWD engineers for several days. Pravesh personally called Jarnail and he arrived in Tilak Nagar with his workers. Pravesh said, “If one of his workers abused a family, anyone would react angrily in such a situation, and that’s what I did.” 2. A 3:09-minute video, in which Parvesh talks with people, saying, “I only went with my engineer to inspect the road to the Gurudwara. But the MLA brought his history-sheeter goons. They resorted to rudeness and abuse. They became violent. My only aim is development; I will not tolerate anyone who obstructs that.” 3. Taking a dig at Rahul Gandhi – Parvesh quoted Rahul Gandhi’s post and wrote, “Rahul ji, leave it, brother, you know nothing.” In fact, after the slapping video went viral, Rahul had said, “A minister from the BJP government in Delhi is seen slapping a young man in the video. This is the face of a power that has no longer feared voters.” 4. The young man who was slapped is a habitual criminal – Responding to Kejriwal’s statement, Verma said, “Your ‘Gen-G’ drama won’t work. He’s no Gen-G. He’s a thug against whom an FIR was filed three months ago for assaulting an MCD officer. He was even arrested.” Kejriwal raised the issue of honesty Kejriwal had said that the country’s Gen Z expects honesty from the government. He said, “This is the country’s Gen Z, which expects honesty from you. It expects a clear and straightforward approach from you.” The former Delhi chief minister said that if corruption was found in road construction, action should be taken against those responsible. He questioned how the BJP could expect to connect with young people after such incidents. Kejriwal said that a young man present at the site was slapped. He also said that the government did not need social media activities to connect with young people. The government should focus on issues such as transparency and accountability. Questions raised over road quality in Tilak Nagar A video of Parvesh Verma was circulated on a social media platform on Sunday. In it, he was allegedly seen slapping a young man. The incident took place during an inspection of a newly built road in Tilak Nagar. AAP MLA Jarnail Singh had pulled up a section of the newly laid surface by hand at the site. Jarnail Singh questioned the quality of the road. A young man standing nearby was recording the entire proceedings. During this, Verma allegedly slapped him. On Sunday, Kejriwal had alleged that Verma lost his temper after local residents questioned the quality of the road. He had also claimed that questions were being raised about the quality of the road built in Tilak Nagar. Kejriwal had said that the Delhi Police had been asked to provide security for the minister. In his message, Verma said that Jarnail Singh arrived at the inspection site while he was calmly explaining the work carried out by the government. Saurabh Bharadwaj questions those defending Verma AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj criticised those defending Verma. He said, “To all those who are defending Parvesh Verma’s violence and defaming a 22-year-old man: according to your argument, if Chief Minister Rekha Gupta was slapped by a person who loves dogs, was that right?” Bharadwaj further said, “They have a history of violence, so can anyone get away with slapping them?”