NEW DELHI, Sept 2026 :BJP-led Delhi Government’s Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Parvesh Verma resorted to assault in Tilak Nagar on Sunday after local…

NEW DELHI, Sept 2026 :BJP-led Delhi Government’s Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Parvesh Verma resorted to assault in Tilak Nagar on Sunday after local Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Jarnail Singh exposed the poor quality of a newly constructed road right in front of him. As Jarnail Singh pulled up the road with his bare hands to demonstrate its condition, the BJP minister lost his temper and slapped a young man who was recording the incident on camera. The incident, which unfolded publicly and was captured on video, saw Parvesh Verma leave the spot amid police security, while AAP workers raised slogans against the BJP

AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal stated, “A minister of Modi Ji publicly slapped a young man for exposing corruption in road construction. I will visit Tilak Nagar on Monday to inspect this road.”

Arvind Kejriwal wrote on X, “The BJP’s Rekha Gupta Government constructed this road in Tilak Nagar. The quality of the road was so poor that it was coming off with bare hands. When local residents showed the road to PWD Minister Parvesh Verma, the minister lost his temper and pulled and slapped a young person who was standing there and recording the incident. Modi Ji has made such people ministers who do not even consider ordinary citizens to be human beings. I will visit Tilak Nagar on Monday to inspect this road.”

Meanwhile, AAP Delhi State President Saurabh Bharadwaj said, “Parvesh Verma is a coward and a scared man, and today the entire world has seen this. A poor-quality road was being constructed in Delhi by Parvesh Verma’s PWD department, and AAP MLA from Tilak Nagar Jarnail Singh exposed the entire reality of Parvesh Verma’s department. Enraged, Parvesh Verma himself came to the spot and challenged MLA Jarnail Singh to show where the road was coming apart by breaking it. When Jarnail Singh uprooted the bitumen road with his own hands and showed it, Parvesh Verma could not tolerate it and became furious.”

He added, “A young man who was peacefully recording Parvesh Verma and was not even saying anything to him was slapped by Parvesh Verma. When Parvesh Verma could not answer MLA Jarnail Singh’s questions, he became agitated and lost his temper completely. Parvesh Verma should be ashamed of himself. He is an extremely despicable man who hid behind the police and security personnel and fled.”

Saurabh Bharadwaj asserted, “If Parvesh Verma was such a great ‘pahalwan’ (fighter), he should have stayed and fought. If Parvesh Verma is so fond of acting strong, let him face that young man without security guards, so that we can see who is really the bigger wrestler. What Parvesh Verma did today was utterly disgraceful, and the entire world has now seen his true character. Parvesh Verma should be ashamed of himself. Today’s incident has shown the entire world that Parvesh Verma is a coward and an incompetent minister. The Aam Aadmi Party will certainly respond to this conduct through democratic means.”

The senior AAP leader wrote on X, “This is shameful behaviour by Parvesh Verma. Parvesh Verma slapped a cameraman. In front of Minister Parvesh Verma, AAP MLA Jarnail Singh exposed the reality of the newly constructed poor-quality road. The minister, in a fit of rage, slapped the person holding the camera. You showed your true colours by raising your hand against a young man while hiding behind police security.”

Sharing a video on social media showing Minister Parvesh Verma slapping the young man, Saurabh Bharadwaj stated, “Minister Parvesh Verma is a coward, and hitting a young man is extremely shameful. Hiding behind police security, attacking a young man who was recording him and then sitting in his car and fleeing shows his cowardice. That young man was recording a video exposing the poor-quality roads built by the Delhi Government. Remove your police security and guards and then let us see how brave you really are. Face this young man without police and security and prove your courage.”

On the other hand, senior AAP leader and Delhi Assembly LoP Atishi stated, “Parvesh Verma should be ashamed of himself. First, he committed corruption and now he is brazenly trying to intimidate people. After scooping public money and constructing a poor-quality road, when someone questioned it, he publicly slapped him. This is the height of shamelessness. The Delhi Police must immediately arrest Parvesh Verma.”