Delhi BJP general secretary Ashish Sood on Friday found himself caught in a controversy after he allegedly abused a municipal corporation officer in connection with the removal of hoardings in the Mahipalpur area of south Delhi.
The episode occurred as Dushyant Kumar Chaturvedi, who is an inspector in the advertisement department of the municipal corporation, had gone along with his team to demolish hoardings placed on hotels in the area. While carrying on with the work, Chaturvedi claimed he received a call from Sood, who is also the councillor from Janakpuri.
Chaturvedi recorded the call and, in the recorded clip, the caller identifies himself as Sood before going on to abuse the civic officer and threaten him with dire consequences. When contacted, Sood admitted to having made the call to Chaturvedi, but claimed that the inspector was removing legal hoardings and he had just tried to prevent him from doing so.