Overview
- The incident occurred at Semariya Chowk in Satna on Rashtriya Ekta Diwas, where Ganesh Singh used a hydraulic crane to garland a Dr B R Ambedkar statue.
- Footage shared widely on social media shows the MP calling over the crane operator, identified as municipal employee Ganesh Kushwaha, and slapping him in public view.
- Eyewitnesses cited by multiple reports said the crane jolted and briefly stalled due to a minor mechanical fault while lowering the MP.
- Local reporting identifies the crane as belonging to the Satna Municipal Corporation, with the operator described as a muster-roll municipal worker.
- Congress leaders condemned the act as arrogance, the MP said he only scolded the worker, a BJP representative defended him online, and no official complaint had been reported.