Bihar minister fumes at police officer who failed to recognise him at event

Bihar Health Minister Mangal Pandey was left visibly angry and baffled after a police officer deployed at an event in Siwan could not to recognise him and stopped him at the security check outside the venue.

Siwan:Bihar Health Minister Mangal Pandey expressed anger after a police official deployed at a function here failed to recognised him and stopped him from entering the venue.

In a few seconds long video clip, the minister can be seen getting angry over the official stopping him and asking Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Jitendra Pandey to suspend Assistant Sub-Inspector of police (ASI) Ganesh Chauhan.

"Why have you deployed such policemen who do not recognise the minister. Suspend him," Pandey can be heard saying in the video.

State Art, Culture and Youth Department minister Pramod Kumar was also present during the incident.

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav shared the video from his Twitter account and condemned Pandey's behaviour.

"Shocked to see how Bihar’s health minister is bragging about his entitlement. Assuming the Cop on duty couldn’t recognize the minister & requested for identification, does it behove of a minister to publicly threaten & humiliate him? Power drunk minister shd be suspended instead (sic)," Yadav said in a tweet.

(ANI Report)