Mumbai: Maharashtra rural development minister Pankaja Munde has got embroiled in a controversy after a member of her staff was seen carrying her slippers during her recent tour of drought-affected regions in the state.
Opposition Congress took the opportunity to take a swipe at Munde, saying it showed her “high-handed attitude”.
Munde, however, defended herself saying that the man was in her personal employment and not a government servant.
During her visit to Sonpeth in Parbhani district, Munde took her chappals (slippers) off seeing a muddy road ahead. While she walked bare-feet, a man picked up her chappals which the news channels showed.
“The media sees that I removed my chappals and somebody carried them. But did the media see the problems I had to endure while walking bare-feet?” rural development minister said.
