Bengaluru: Labour minister Parameshwar Naik, who had denied any role in the transfer of Deputy Superintendent of Police of Kudligi sub-division in Ballari district Anupama Shenai on Wednesday bragged that he had transfered her for putting his call on hold for 30 seconds.

The district minister in charge, could not resist showing off his power in front of party workers in Hadagali assembly constituency said, “She put me on hold for 30 seconds, I got her transferred in less than a minute. This is my power!”

The statement by Naik comes only a few days after he denied he had anything to do with the sudden transfer of Shenoy.

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 been transferred, 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.