Overview
- Footage shows the Satna MP descending from a hydraulic crane used to garland an Ambedkar statue at Semriya Chowk during a Run for Unity event on October 31.
- The machine reportedly jolted and paused mid-air before Ganesh Singh called the operator over and slapped him in public.
- Hindustan Times, citing NDTV, identified the operator as Ganesh Kushwaha, with eyewitnesses attributing the jerk to a minor technical fault.
- The Madhya Pradesh Congress condemned the act, with spokesperson Abhinav Baroliya calling it evidence of arrogance by BJP leaders.
- A representative for the MP, Neeta Sonia, defended the slap in a social media post, and reports say no formal complaint has been lodged.