In a viral video, Shiv Sena MLA from Eknath Shinde camp, Santosh Bangar was seen slapping and assaulting an employee in a kitchen in Maharashtra's Hingoli district. The employee, was slapped twice while he was questioned over the quality of food by Bangar. Meanwhile, Bangar claimed that poor quality food was being served to labourers under the mid-day meal scheme. "This is loot of government (funds). They are playing with the lives of poor people. The state government should act against the culprits," the Sena legislator had claimed.