New Delhi, Sept. 28 -- A political row erupted in Delhi on Sunday after Public Works Department (PWD) minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Parvesh Verma was seen slapping a man, later identified as Saheb Singh, who was recording a road inspection in west Delhi's Vikaspuri. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) alleged that the incident followed questions over the quality of road construction, while Verma said he reacted after AAP workers allegedly abused his family.

Several videos of the incident in the Tilak Nagar assembly constituency circulated on social media. In one video, AAP MLA Jarnail Singh is seen pulling out chunks of the newly laid road surface with his hands and showing them to Verma. Later, Verma is seen pushing down...