{
  "id": 10219878,
  "title": "‘Jo Hua Wo Nahi Hona Chahiye Tha’: Delhi Minister Parvesh Verma Says Man Abused Family Before Slap - VIDEO",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/jo-hua-wo-nahi-hona-chahiye-tha-delhi-minister-parvesh-verma-says-man",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-27T12:26:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/jo-hua-wo-nahi-hona-chahiye-tha-delhi-minister-parvesh-verma-says-man-abused-family-before-slap-video"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Delhi Minister Parvesh Verma has addressed a viral video showing him slapping a man during a road inspection in Tilak Nagar, claiming the man had abused his family before the incident. Verma stated, \"What happened should not have happened,\" while alleging the man made abusive remarks about his family. The minister also accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) of trying to disrupt government work and impeding road construction. He alleged that the local AAP MLA, Jarnail Singh, demanded a commission from a contractor and harassed Verma's engineers, leading to repeated damage of the newly constructed road. Verma claimed to have called Jarnail Singh three times and waited for 45 minutes, but Singh arrived with supporters and began misbehaving. The minister stated that engineers had already reported the issue to the police and an FIR was being pursued.",
  "summary": "Delhi PWD Minister Parvesh Verma has addressed the controversy surrounding a viral video showing him allegedly slapping a man during a road inspection in Tilak Nagar, saying the incident occurred after the man allegedly abused his family. In his response, Verma said the incident should not have happened, while also accusing the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) of attempting to disrupt government work. “Jo…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Delhi PWD Minister Pravesh Verma Slapped Local Youth? AAP Shares Video, Alleges Assault After Road Scam Exposed",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/delhi-pwd-minister-pravesh-verma-slapped-local-youth-aap-shares-video",
        "published": "2026-09-27T10:11:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV - India News",
        "title": "Video: Delhi Minister Parvesh Verma Loses Cool, Slaps Man",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/video-delhi-minister-parvesh-verma-loses-cool-slaps-man",
        "published": "2026-09-27T10:18:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Delhi minister Pravesh Verma slaps man after altercation over road quality",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/delhi-minister-pravesh-verma-slaps-man-after-altercation-over-road",
        "published": "2026-09-27T12:01:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Delhi minister Parvesh Verma loses cool, slaps man filming him during road inspection | Video",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/delhi-minister-parvesh-verma-loses-cool-slaps-man-filming-him-during",
        "published": "2026-09-27T12:09:15.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}