BHOPAL : The Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan, interacting with the media, said here on Tuesday that he would take a final decision on the issue of Mehadele kicking a beggar boy in Panna after seeing the video. “I have received her explanation”, she told media persons outside Academy of administration.
Meanwhile, RSS Regional Sanghsanchalak (Madhya Kshetra) Ashok Sohani, while interacting with media said, “It is insensitiveness on the part of Minister for Animal Husbandry Kusum Mehadale kicking a beggar child. It is up to state government to look into matter but no doubt, it is serious matter.”
In a related development, Minister Gopal Bhargava sought apologies for the incident and said that it had to be verified whether the incident was a conspiracy. “She is a senior cabinet minister and we have to find out how it happened”, he said.
Mehadele on Tuesday skipped the cabinet meeting. As the controversy surrounding the video featuring the minister and the poor boy is declined to die down on Tuesday, the minister chose to skip the weekly cabinet meeting. The MP Human Rights Commission has also ordered WCD Principal Secretary, Panna Collector and SP to submit detailed report regarding the incident.
Whether boy was drunk or Mehadele?’
The Madhya Pradesh State Congress has sharply reacted to the defence submitted by Minister Kusum Mehadale in the incident of allegedly kicking a boy in Panna district.
State Congress Spokesman KK Mishra said how a poor boy, who had no money for food, could arrange liquor. Mishra alleged that the intoxication of power made Mehadale commit such an indecent act. Mishra said the behaviour of Mehadale has raised questions. He asked to find out as to who is behind selling of liquor in villages and cities in the state and if Madhya Pradesh is becoming synonym to development and progress then why young boys are being compelled to beg in the rule of Shivraj.
