Union Minister Hansraj Ahir attended a hospital inauguration today in Maharashtra's Naxal-hit district of Chandrapur, where a civil surgeon didn't come to the event because he was on leave. Ahir was furious to note the absence and advised the official to rather go and join the Naxalite movement.

The reason for linking Naxalism, and a surgeon's failure to attend an event? Here's what Ahir said, according to the news agency ANI, which reported this story.

The angry mantri first pointed out that he himself was "chosen by democracy." He asked what was "the use of going on leave" even when the doctor knew he would attend the event.

Ahir went to say, "If there is no faith in democracy, then join the Naxalite movement, we will shoot you. There is no need to distribute tablets here. Naxalism does not like democracy."

Hansraj Ahir is a minister of state in Rajnath Singh's home ministry. He happens to be the MP from Chandrapur.

Well-known for exposing the coal mining scam, Ahir has been a minister in the Modi government since 2014.

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Modi minister's advice to absent hospital official: Go join Naxals and we'll shoot you

Here's how MoS Hansraj Ahir reacted after a civil surgeon didn't come to a hospital inauguration function he attended.