Dhar: In a shocking incident in Madhya Pradesh’s Dhanmod District, a BJP leader was deeply humiliated by an angry old man who welcomed the leader with a garland made of shoes.
Dinesh Sharma arrived in Dhanmod for an election campaign to ask votes but was shocked to receive a garland made of shoes instead of flowers.
#MadhyaPradesh: BJP candidate in Dhar's Dhamnod, Dinesh Sharma made to wear a garland of shoes by a man while he was door-to-door campaigning for civic election. pic.twitter.com/OQ3H0WyU0u
— ANI (@ANI) January 7, 2018
Man who made Dinesh Sharma wear garland of shoes said that “there’s acute water problem. Had complained about it. Our women went to the then Chairperson to complain but a complaint was registered against them. They were called multiple times to police station even at night. So I did this”.
There's acute water problem. Had complained about it. Our women went to the then Chairperson to complain but a complaint was registered against them. They were called multiple times to police station even at night. So I did this: Man who made Dinesh Sharma wear garland of shoes pic.twitter.com/6DK4yh5Piu
— ANI (@ANI) January 7, 2018
They are one of my own. There must have been something which upset him & he acted like that. We will sit together and talk. I am like their child: Dinesh Sharma, Dhamnod Civic election candidate, BJP pic.twitter.com/QtNjcKtu0d
— ANI (@ANI) January 7, 2018
Local body elections will soon take place in Madhya Pradesh and common men are now boldly displaying their disappointment at the ruling party.
When the media approached the old man to speak about his disappointment he revealed the issues the locality is going through and the harassment received from the Police and administration for complaining about the scarcity of water in the locality.
However, the BJP leader said he was not insulted and would speak to the old man to know of his issues, reported Hans.