INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
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Updated: Jan 17, 2020 05:48 IST
Thane (Maharashtra) [India], Jan 17 (ANI): Congress corporator from Thane Vikrant Chavan was on Wednesday caught on camera
allegedly hurling abuses at a woman journalist, who was recording him misbehaving with the metro station staff.Taking to Twitter, journalist
Tabassum Barnagarwala shared the video where the Congress leader could be heard telling her 'chal, shani ban' (try to be smart)."I am a
corporator, do you know that?" was the first thing I heard as I entered the metro station today
Congress corporator Vikrant Chavan was shouting at two Metro staffers and two security personnel who tried their best to calm him down
Being a journalist, I was curious," she wrote in a series of tweets
When the journalist enquired, staffer Sajid replied, "He is a corporator, that is the only reason he is shouting
He will not even listen."Later, she intervened and asked Chavan politely to calm down
"His voice grew louder, he said "Tu ja yahan se
At that point, we decided to make a video
Chavan turned violent and hit my hand to stop the video," she said
Highlighting the cases filed against Chavan, she said: "In 2015, Congress' Chavan, from Thane, was charged with abetment to suicide after
Thane builder Suraj Parmar committed suicide.H e was accused of "mental harassment and demanded payoffs" by Parmar forcing him to end his
life.""Chavan, with three other corporators, was accused of creating a nexus involving politicians and builders
He was even imprisoned for some time in Parmar's suicide case
In 2017, Thane police raided his and his family's house due to undeclared assets," she added
Stressing that this year Congress nominated Chavan to contest from Oval Majiwada seat for the state assembly elections in Thane, the
journalist said: "It is sad to know that politicians avail such freedom to shout and assault at their whim and still get nominated by
party."Reacting to this, Chavan said he had an argument with the metro staff as they were unable to find his stuck token in a machine which
is required to travel in Metro."I had argument with officials after my ticket got stuck in a machine at a metro station
A woman started taking video
If I am wrong, she can sue me, if I am not wrong I will take action," he said
