It is basic manners that public property should not be disfigured and should be kept clean. But what is a high position holder commits such crimes?
In an embarrassment for the BJP government in Rajasthan, a picture of state Health Minister Kalicharan Saraf urinating on the walls of the Pink City has gone viral. He, however, shrugged it off, saying it was “not a big issue”.
The picture comes as the Jaipur Municipal Corporation is working hard to bring the city on the top charts under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.
According to rules, those urinating on roads are asked to cough up fine of Rs 200.
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When the media reached out to the minister for his comment on the issue, he declined from responding and instead said he would rather not talk about it is as it is not an important issue.
In her response, Congress’ Rajasthan unit Vice President Archana Sharma told a leading private Indian news agency that at a time when so much money is being spent on Swachh Bharat, such leaders are giving a wrong message by doing such “shameful” deeds. Additionally, she said that the minister should not have flouted rules like this in his own constituency.
Apparently, this is not the first time that the minister had done such a thing.
Ms. Sharma also said that during Dholpur by-polls when they were going there together, Mr. Saraf did the same act — urinating publicly — on the way but however she failed to click a photo of them there because of “poll stress at that time”.
The incident comes days after Kota BJP leader Ashok Choudhary wrote to BJP president Amit Shah, voicing dissatisfaction with the Vasundhara Raje government. This was followed by an audio clip going viral in which BJP MLA Gyandev Ahuja is heard asking for a leadership change.
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The BJP had to face major embarrassment after it lost all three by-polls — two Lok Sabha and one Assembly, held late last month. Since then, the ruling party has been garnering media attention for all the wrong reasons.
#Rajasthan Health Minister #KaliCharanSaraf urinating at roadside under a govt which claims record work in #ODF @OfficeOfRG @SachinPilot @VasundharaBJP @PMOIndia @vidyarthee pic.twitter.com/5z3ce461bn
— Danish Abrar (@danishabrar2016) February 13, 2018
The picture of the minister in the act was tweeted out by Danish Abrar, the secret, ry and coordinator of the IT cell of Rajasthan Congress Committee.
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