MYSURU / CHAMARAJNAGAR: Housing Minister Karnataka V Somannawho is also Chamarajanagar The district minister, slapped a woman in the village of Hangala, 10km from Gundlupet, on Saturday night during a site headline distribution event.
After a video of the incident went viral and Conference attacked him, the Minister denied insulting any woman and offered an apology if he had hurt anyone. “I have a lot of respect for women. I’ve been in public life for 45 years, going through many ups and downs,” he added.
The woman, identified as Kempammaalso denied the allegation, saying that the Minister’s hand had inadvertently touched her while she was trying to hold onto his leg to search for the allocation of the premises.
Sources say the incident took place when Kempamma, unaware that she had been allocated a plot of land by the government, began inching closer to the minister to find out why her name was not on the list of beneficiaries. profit.
During an event organized by the Hangala grama panchayat and attended by Somanna on Saturday night, certificates of title were awarded to 10 out of 173 symbolic beneficiaries under the government housing scheme. Following the controversy over the slap, Kempamma received her title deed on Sunday afternoon, sources said.
The trouble began Saturday night when several women were accused of a lack of transparency in the selection of beneficiaries and local Congress leadership supporters were selected in large numbers. Somanna said, “I assured the woman that I would solve her problem and move her (go). I didn’t slap her.” In two videos, Kempamma said Somanna comforted her as she held him by his feet looking for a place. “He secured my help, and he helped me. I’m doing puja in his name,” she added.
After a video of the incident went viral and Conference attacked him, the Minister denied insulting any woman and offered an apology if he had hurt anyone. “I have a lot of respect for women. I’ve been in public life for 45 years, going through many ups and downs,” he added.
The woman, identified as Kempammaalso denied the allegation, saying that the Minister’s hand had inadvertently touched her while she was trying to hold onto his leg to search for the allocation of the premises.
Sources say the incident took place when Kempamma, unaware that she had been allocated a plot of land by the government, began inching closer to the minister to find out why her name was not on the list of beneficiaries. profit.
During an event organized by the Hangala grama panchayat and attended by Somanna on Saturday night, certificates of title were awarded to 10 out of 173 symbolic beneficiaries under the government housing scheme. Following the controversy over the slap, Kempamma received her title deed on Sunday afternoon, sources said.
The trouble began Saturday night when several women were accused of a lack of transparency in the selection of beneficiaries and local Congress leadership supporters were selected in large numbers. Somanna said, “I assured the woman that I would solve her problem and move her (go). I didn’t slap her.” In two videos, Kempamma said Somanna comforted her as she held him by his feet looking for a place. “He secured my help, and he helped me. I’m doing puja in his name,” she added.
