Video of minister enjoying boat ride in flooded area draws flak

BJP minister Girish Mahajan can be seen enjoying a boat ride in the flooded area. The minister had gone for an inspection of the flood-hit areas along with some police officials and party workers.

Kolhapur: Maharashtra minister of water resources Girish Mahajan received flak on social media after he uploaded a selfie video of himself on Friday.

The BJP minister had gone for an inspection of the flood-hit areas along with some police officials and party workers.

Opposition leaders slammed his video as the minister can be seen smiling and waving amid the flooded area.

He was heavily criticised for being insensitive towards flood-affected people.

As many as 27 people have died due to floods in five districts of Pune division while more than two lakh people have been evacuated to safer places from three districts of Kolhapur, Sangli, and Satara.