:format(webp)/https://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/canada/2023/04/13/manitoba-cabinet-minister-accuses-opposition-ndp-leader-of-swearing-and-shoving/20230413170420-b9b6c9af441c781bc7ac639ab4a2a01abef9906b39994fde1fe37f4dfbed9ed4.jpg "Manitoba cabinet minister accuses Opposition NDP leader of swearing and shoving")
WINNIPEG – A Manitoba cabinet minister is accusing Opposition NDP Leader Wab Kinew of swearing at him and shoving him.
Obby Khan, the minister for sport, culture and heritage, says the incident at the legislature left him shaken and feeling threatened.
Kinew denies the accusation and says there was a tense verbal exchange with no swearing and nothing physical.
The two men took part in a ceremony marking Turban Day, a commemoration of Sikh and Punjabi cultures.
Both agree that Khan made a remark about the NDP putting up a partisan banner and Kinew took exception to the comment.
Khan raised the issue with the legislature speaker, who has agreed to look into the matter.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 13, 2023
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