<p>Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Babulal Gaur today found himself in the eye of a storm after he was caught on camera touching a woman "inappropriately".<br /><br /></p>.<p>The minister claimed "there is no truth in the clipping" and that he was directing women BJP workers to board a bus.<br /><br />The purported video clip of the incident, which went viral on social media and was flashed on TV news channels, showed the veteran politician slapping the rear of a woman.<br /><br />The 85-year-old former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister was to flag off a bus in Barkheda Nathu area when the incident occur.<br /><br />"I only directed women workers to board the bus quickly as it was meant for them only. There is no truth in the clip as shown. Whatever I am saying is true," Gaur told PTI.<br /><br />On a few earlier occasions too, Gaur, a 10-time MLA from Govindpura seat in Bhopal, has sparked off controversies with his off-the-cuff remarks, often embarrassing his party.<br /><br />Last year, the octogenarian leader had made controversial statement that drinking liquor is a "fundamental right" and that it is a "status symbol" too.<br /><br />He had made the remarks while asserting that crime rate doesn't go up because of alcohol consumption.<br /><br />The veteran leader had once described rape as a social crime, saying "sometimes it's right, sometimes it's wrong".<br /><br />The minister also remarked that sexual crime in Chennai is low as women wear "full clothes".<br /><br /> <br />/</p>.<p>/</p>
<p>Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Babulal Gaur today found himself in the eye of a storm after he was caught on camera touching a woman "inappropriately".<br /><br /></p>.<p>The minister claimed "there is no truth in the clipping" and that he was directing women BJP workers to board a bus.<br /><br />The purported video clip of the incident, which went viral on social media and was flashed on TV news channels, showed the veteran politician slapping the rear of a woman.<br /><br />The 85-year-old former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister was to flag off a bus in Barkheda Nathu area when the incident occur.<br /><br />"I only directed women workers to board the bus quickly as it was meant for them only. There is no truth in the clip as shown. Whatever I am saying is true," Gaur told PTI.<br /><br />On a few earlier occasions too, Gaur, a 10-time MLA from Govindpura seat in Bhopal, has sparked off controversies with his off-the-cuff remarks, often embarrassing his party.<br /><br />Last year, the octogenarian leader had made controversial statement that drinking liquor is a "fundamental right" and that it is a "status symbol" too.<br /><br />He had made the remarks while asserting that crime rate doesn't go up because of alcohol consumption.<br /><br />The veteran leader had once described rape as a social crime, saying "sometimes it's right, sometimes it's wrong".<br /><br />The minister also remarked that sexual crime in Chennai is low as women wear "full clothes".<br /><br /> <br />/</p>.<p>/</p>