Video: Senior minister caught touching woman inappropriately

A video taken during an event in Bhopal has captured a senior minister inappropriately touching a women.

In the video, Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Babulal Gaur is seen touching a woman inappropriately while she is trying to board the bus.

The video, released by ANI, has gone viral on social media.

While this may be the first time a video featuring Gaur has sparked controversy, the minister is no stranger to controversial statements. In the past, he had received flak for his statement, “Women in Tamil Nadu wear full clothes and hence the crime rate is lower there as compared to other states.”

He had also said that rape is a social crime and that “sometimes it’s right, sometimes it’s wrong”.

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WATCH: Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Babulal Gaur touches a woman inappropriately during an event in Bhopalhttps://t.co/kOLz9TU2lQ

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