Uttar Pradesh minister’s staff cleans his sandals at event, video goes viral
The picture, taken at in Kushinagar, shows UP minister Rajendra Pratap Singh holding up his jacket and pants while his staff member is cleaning the sandal with a cloth. When asked about the incident, Singh, however, denied the incident.
india Updated: Nov 16, 2018 10:15 ISTUttar Pradesh cabinet minister Rajendra Pratap Singh was left red-faced after being caught on camera getting his sandal cleaned by a staff member on Thursday.
The incident took place at the at Budhdha PG college ,Kushinagar, where the minister had gone to attend a plantation programme.
The picture taken by photo journalists, shows the minister holding up his jacket and pants while his staff member is cleaning the sandal with a cloth.
Soon afterwards , as the minister headed towards his car, he was surrounded by reporters who sought his reaction to which he replied, “I don’t remember anything. Nobody cleaned my sandal.”
Defending him an official seated next to him said, “Mantriji cleaned the sandal himself. I saw him clean it with a red cloth” Responding to him the minister added, “ Yes, I cleaned the sandal myself after water fell on it.”
First Published: Nov 16, 2018 07:14 IST