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In Row For “Slap” To Staff, Assam Legislator Has A “Selfie” Defence

Jayanta Basumatary, MLA from Sidli, says didn't slap anyone, though there was "an altercation".Guwahati: Assam government employees held a protest after a legislator from the BJP-led ruling alliance allegedly slapped a staff member who'd asked him to fill out a visitor's slip at the Transport Secretary's office. The fact that the staffer, Junior Assistant Bibhuti Bhattacharya, is physically challenged — due to a hearing problem in one ear — has further angered the employee unions. The MLA, Jayanta Basumatary of the United People's Party Liberal or UPPL, has denied the allegations. He said he'd “just pushed his hand down”.  But the Sadou Assam Karmachari Parishad, the state's largest staff union, has written to Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. No police complaint has yet been register...