BJP MP Beats BJP MLA With A Shoe Because Of A Disagreement, Netizens Go WTF?

It’s common knowledge that since all of us don’t have the political knowledge or time to do everything on our own, we elect leaders to do that job for us. And we choose them because they promise to do so honestly. However, it looks we aren’t their top priority anymore.

Recently a disagreement between BJP MP Sharad Tripathi and BJP MLA Rakesh Singh Baghel led to a shoe-fight during the District Action Plan Committee meeting at the Sant Kabir Nagar Collectorate.

#WATCH Sant Kabir Nagar: BJP MP Sharad Tripathi and BJP MLA Rakesh Singh exchange blows after an argument broke out over placement of names on a foundation stone of a project pic.twitter.com/gP5RM8DgId

— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) March 6, 2019

According to India Today, the reason for the fight was the placement of names on the foundation stone of a project. Yeah! What were you thinking? That they were angry at each other for not listening to the aam junta?

Apart from these two hooligans, the UP minister of technological and medical education Ashutosh Tandon, district panchayat head, the District Magistrate and many other officials were present there. And it was their combined efforts that brought the brawl to an end.

BJP MLA Baghel, who was at the receiving end of the shoe storm, didn’t go easy on the MP and protested outside the District Magistrate’s office.

BJP MLA Rakesh Singh Baghel:We had an altercation over placement of names on foundation stone of a road project. We've no demands,but administration baton-charged BJP workers with lights switched off,I'm sitting in protest against that.We're not protesting against Sharad Tripathi pic.twitter.com/QGWdPJ3B3v

— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) March 6, 2019

BJP MP Sharad Tripathi responded to the altercation by saying that it wasn’t his intention to take out his shoe and beat the hell out of MLA Baghel.

BJP MP Sharad Tripathi on his brawl with BJP MLA Rakesh Baghel: I regret the incident and feel bad about it, what happened was against my normal behaviour. If I am summoned by state chief then will put my point across pic.twitter.com/I70FEE12r7

— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) March 6, 2019

BJP UP President MN Pandey has said that the party has taken note of this incident. He has summoned both of them to Lucknow and will take “strict disciplinary action” against them.

Netizens who want the elected to spend their time debating issues troubling the general public were furious to see them fighting over petty things.

We don't want these guys who become LAUGHING STOCK and taint India's image. Definitely, there is a personality problem with these guys. Please, fellow Indians take a step back before casting vote and think. Use the internet in filtering out these personalities. https://t.co/n2BuP5x7aI

— Sachin Yaligar (@sachi_yaligar) March 6, 2019

Lawmakers are expected to display exemplary example of public life. These 2 have brought nothing but shame on our democracy. https://t.co/v0wQucyo4X

— purelungtau (@purelungtau) March 6, 2019

Internal surgical strike! https://t.co/kYX2Em7qd4

— Shehla Rashid (@Shehla_Rashid) March 6, 2019

https://twitter.com/fayedsouza/status/1103283027126366209

Comedy nights in UP. #politicians https://t.co/iROdfBYWvR

— Arpankumar (@Arpannaik) March 6, 2019

And these are the people who govern us, I wonder if these are our leaders then what's expected of the people.🤔 https://t.co/g2YhahgDhL

— Milash Arrol (@MilashArrol) March 6, 2019

https://twitter.com/one_by_two/status/1103446309128810496

New India 😁😀😀😀 https://t.co/HBmSwHKI2U

— Aamir Hussain™عامر حسين (@Aamir11113) March 7, 2019

I would request to all MP and MLA to use helmet in the meetings each other and with public.

Keep a distance of at least 10 meeters so that nobody can catch your hand and rough your face with shoes. ..🤣🤣 https://t.co/Xpsac16fXq

— Chetan Prasad (@ChetanDesire) March 7, 2019

George Bernard Shaw once said that “politics is the last resort of the scoundrels”. And this display of rowdy behaviour proves that notion appropriately. However, if you don’t want Indian politics to go down this way, vote wisely.

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