Kedar Kashyap, Chhattisgarh Cabinet Minister and a senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, allegedly assaulted and verbally abused a staff member of a government-owned house in Jagdalpur over a minor issue on Saturday evening (September 6, 2025.)

The incident has sparked a sharp reaction from the Opposition Congress party that has sought a public apology from the BJP for one of its Ministers assaulting an employee and using slurs “related to mother and sister.” Mr. Kashyap has denied the allegations.