URBAN DEVELOPMENT MINISTER GOT ANGRY AT JOURNALISTS, SAID TO WALK WITH A PISTOL INSTEAD OF CAMERA

URBAN DEVELOPMENT MINISTER GOT ANGRY AT JOURNALISTS, SAID TO WALK WITH A PISTOL INSTEAD OF CAMERA

22-AUG-ENG 1

RAJIV NAYAN AGRAWAL

SASARAM-------------------------The news is from Sasaram, where Bihar Government's Urban Development Minister Jivesh Kumar had come to attend a government program. The purpose of the program was to inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of crores of rupees worth schemes of the Urban Development Department.

When the journalists present in the minister's program started asking him continuous questions about the ground level problems of the city, the minister's mood got spoiled. At first he appealed to the journalists to maintain patience, but as soon as the program ended and he started going out, he got irritated with the questions of the journalists and said, "No one can take my statement against my will. If this situation continues, then journalists should now carry a pistol instead of a camera."

The minister gave this statement in front of departmental officials, ward councilors and journalists. However, as soon as he saw the presence of the camera, he tried to avoid the matter jokingly. At the same time, the minister's security guard present on the spot also stopped a camera person from recording further.

There is resentment in the media world over this statement of the minister and it is being considered a direct attack on the freedom of the press. Program of Urban Development Minister Jivesh Kumar in Sasaram Minister lost his temper on the questions of journalists. “No one can take my statement against my will” “Now carry a pistol instead of a camera” Attempt to avoid the matter in front of the camera. Guard stopped the camera person.

Sasaram got the gift of development schemes worth 42.92 crores, Minister Jivesh Kumar inaugurated and laid the foundation stone. Sasaram city has received a big gift in the field of urban development from the Bihar government. Urban Development Minister Jivesh Kumar inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of 153 schemes to be built in the city at a total cost of Rs 42 crore 92 lakh. During this program, the minister said that after the completion of these schemes, many old problems of Sasaram city will be solved and the overall development of the city will be ensured.

Laying of foundation stone of 11 schemes under Mukhyamantri Samagra Vikas Yojana

The minister said that under these schemes, works like construction of drains and streets, road repair, drainage system, construction of community building, and development of other basic facilities will be done. He expressed confidence that these schemes will directly benefit the citizens of Sasaram Nagar Parishad area and will improve the quality of urban life.