A video footage showing Labour Minister P T Parameshwara Naik making a boastful claim for the shunting out of Deputy Superintendent of Police of Kudligi sub-division in Ballari district Anupama Shenai has gone viral.
The claim by Naik, the district minister in charge, to party workers in Hadagali assembly constituency, has added more embarrassment as it comes only a few days after he rejected any role in the transfer as "far from the truth."
"You are important for me, not officers, I havenever played politics on officials. For 42 seconds, DySP spoke to me, it is 42 seconds not minutes," Naik is seen telling a group of party workers in the video.
"When I called her again, she did not receive, so I have got her transferred, this is true. Why do we want officials who don't take district Minister's phone?" he said.
Shenai had reportedly received a call from a number which said the Minister would speak to her.
Angered by this, Nailk reportedly took her to task and also complained to her higher-ups.
Meanwhile, Home Minister and State Congress Chief G Parameshwara has said that the DySP has not been transferred.
"I want to clarify to you she has not beentransferred, she has been sent on OOD (On Official Duty) by concerned head of the department, we also won't know about it. It happens naturally in administrative and official setup," he said.