Babul Supriyo Sparks Controversy After Allegedly "Slapping" Man In BJP Office

Babul Supriyo later claimed that he did not "slap him but only gestured to do so".

Union minister Babul Supriyo who is contesting the West Bengal assembly election from the Tollygunje constituency, has courted controversy by allegedly slapping a man inside a party office in Kolkata. A video, which went viral Monday, showed the singer-turned BJP leader purportedly slapping the man who had repeatedly asked him to start serious campaigning on the field instead of posing before TV cameras and giving bytes. Mr Supriyo later claimed that he did not "slap him but only gestured to do so". The alleged incident took place in a BJP party office at Ranikuthi in the Tollygunge constituency where the Union minister of state for environment, forest & climate change attended a function on the occasion of Doljatra festival on Sunday.