The incident occurred while Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Jarnail Singh was demonstrating alleged corruption in recent road construction, showing how easily newly laid asphalt could be peeled off by hand. During a heated exchange between the politicians, Sahib Singh, an assistant to the AAP MLA, was live-streaming the inspection in close proximity to the minister. Enraged by the recording, Minister Verma knocked the mobile device from Singh's hand and struck him across the face. Singh immediately pushed the minister back before bystanders intervened to separate the two. While Minister Verma claimed the confrontation was provoked by derogatory comments made against his family, Sahib Singh filed a formal police complaint. Authorities registered the event as a non-cognizable offense, requiring judicial magistrate authorization for further legal prosecution, while AAP members launched sit-in demonstrations demanding the minister's resignation.