Twist in tale: NCP woman leader ties rakhi' to BJP MLA who assaulted her in Gujarat
Ahmedabad: The NCP woman leader Nitu Tejwani tied ‘rakhi’ to BJP MLA Balram Thawani who apologised after assaulting her on Monday.
Thawani said, “She's like my sister, I have apologised to her for what happened yesterday. We have cleared out the misunderstandings between us. I have promised to help her if she ever needs any help.”
“Unhone bola main tujhe behn maan ke chala hoon, aur behn ki tarah hi maine tujhe thapad mara tha aur mera koi galat vichaar nahi tha. Maine unko bhaisaab maan liya hai, samadhan sabne mil kar kiya hai. (He said that he treats me as his sister and as an elder brother, he slapped me. He had no wrong intentions. I consider him as my brother.),” Nitu said after tying ‘rakhi’.
In the viral video, Thawani can be seen stepping out of his office and then kicking and thrashing the woman who is already under attack by another man whose back is turned towards the camera.
Tejwani said, “Even before hearing me he slapped me, when I fell down he started to kick me. His people also beat up my husband. I ask Modi ji, how are women safe under the BJP rule?”
#WATCH BJP's Naroda MLA Balram Thawani kicks NCP leader (Kuber Nagar Ward) Nitu Tejwani when she went to his office to meet him over a local issue yesterday. Nitu Tejwani has registered a complaint against the MLA. #Gujarat pic.twitter.com/dNH2Fgo5Vw
— ANI (@ANI) June 3, 2019
Issuing his clarification, the BJP MLA told reporters, "My intention was not to harm them. It was unintentional. I condemn this act. I got swayed by emotions, I accept my mistake, and it was not intentional. I have been in politics for the last 22 years, such a thing has never happened before. I will say sorry to her."
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The victim is undergoing treatment in a hospital and has filed a complaint before the police.
