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Child tying minister's shoe laces raises a
stink
Saturday January 21, 2012 07:43:35 PM,
IANS
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Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh
Cooperatives Minister Gauri Shankar Bisen came under attack
Saturday after he was filmed getting his shoe laces tied by a
tribal student at a function.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) minister was in Chhindwara
district, 270 km from here, Friday along with union Urban
Development Minister Kamal Nath to lay the foundation stone for a
road's construction.
Bisen, who has a knack for making controversial statements, got
his shoe laces tied not once but twice by the schoolboy. The boy
tied the laces first on the podium of the function and later at
the field where the foundation stone was to be laid.
Nath told reporters in Chhindwara town later: "I condemn
yesterday's (Friday) act. It is very shameful and unfortunate that
it happened. I was sitting on stage but I had no idea. I was
talking to other people. I came to know about it eight hours after
the incident."
The issue has given state Congress leaders fresh reasons to attack
Bisen and the ruling BJP.
"This shows the attitude of Bisen towards tribals and minor
students. It is another example of the kind of ministers in the
Shivraj Singh Chouhan cabinet," Congress spokesperson K.K. Mishra
said.
"The Congress will hit the road soon to get the minister removed
from the cabinet," he added.
However, state BJP president Prabhat Jha sees it was a "father-son
gesture" and blamed media for highlighting such a "trivial" issue.
"There is nothing wrong in it. It was a father-son gesture and the
media is highlighting the issue," Jha said when asked about his
party minister's act.
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