Union Minister Mahesh Sharma has suspended a member of his security team for allegedly assaulting a guard of a housing society for “delay” in opening the gate on Thursday evening and stopping the Minister’s cavalcade and asking which flat they wanted to visit. The development has been confirmed by some residents of Aashiyana society said.
Sharma alleged that people were “trying to make a political” issue of it and “malign” his image even after he had apologised and suspended his staff. He claimed that the “scuffle” between the guards had broken out in his “absence” after he had gone inside.
“...Without knowing who was at fault, I unconditionally apologised to the guard, the RWA president and suspended my security personnel. I also permitted police to take action against him. What else can be done...There are other people who trying to make political issue out of it. People are trying to use this to malign my image,” he said.
It has been reported that when the guard at the Aashiyana society stopped the vehicle, the occupants of the car got into an argument with him and used abusive language and also slapped the guard.
Sharma was visiting his sister at the society for Raksha Bandhan celebrations when the incident took place and was caught on CCTV cameras installed at the gate.
Indirapuram Police Station SHO Gorkah Nath Yadav said no complaint has been received from the residents or office bearers of the society in this connection.