During a recent visit to his Guna parliamentary constituency, Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia addressed a resident’s threat to abstain from voting due to delays in a road project. Scindia criticized the individual’s approach, labeling it rude. In response, he announced the allocation of Rs 3 crore to expedite the road construction.
District directives : The minister further instructed the district collector to ensure that construction work commences immediately after the monsoon season. Rs 3 crore sanction : Just half an hour after the video gained traction online, Scindia announced a Rs 3 crore allocation for the road project drawn from Guna MLA Pannalal Shakya’s quota.
Confrontation over ‘road nahi to vote nahi’
The incident occurred when some of the locals stopped the motorcade of the Union Minister to voice their displeasure over poor road conditions. The minister’s chastisement : Scindia immediately retorted, “Do not use such language with me. Do you understand? Come and make a request to me. It is my duty to do the work.”
The protest : Carrying posters and shouting “Road nahi to vote nahi” (No road, No vote), villagers obstructed Scindia’s motorcade during his trip through the constituency.
