BJP Minister slaps woman who approached for help in Karnataka

• A woman confronted Somanna for handing land titles in public when she approached him with her complaint.
• In the popular footage, a woman can be seen squeezing past security officers protecting the minister as he stands on stage surrounded by other dignitaries.
• Somanna smacks the person who was describing her struggles with not obtaining government aid as she prepares to speak.

At a gathering in Hangala village, in the Chamarajanagar district, BJP Minister for Karnataka Infrastructure Development V Somanna was seen on camera striking a woman. A woman confronted Somanna for handing land titles in public when she approached him with her complaint. In the popular footage, a woman can be seen squeezing past security officers protecting the minister as he stands on stage surrounded by other dignitaries. Somanna smacks the person who was describing her struggles with not obtaining government aid as she prepares to speak.

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The woman immediately falls to the ground after getting slapped. According to reports, Somanna then expressed regret for his behaviour. According to media sources, 175 individuals qualified for title documents under section 94C of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act for land regularisation in the rural zone.

She denied receiving the plot under the scheme run by the revenue department when local media representatives reached her at the scene of the tragedy. According to the existing residents, their Minister Somanna was due to arrive by 3.30 PM but arrived more than two hours after that time.

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Political figures have really been caught on camera verbally insulting locals in the public before. JC Madhuswamy, the law minister, received backlash from online users this year for publicly humiliating a farming woman.

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