Madhya Pradesh official will get show-cause discover for arranging ‘chilly, inferior high quality tea’ for CM Chouhan

By PTI

CHHATARPUR: A Madhya Pradesh authorities official was served a discover for arranging “cold and inferior quality tea” for Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan at Khajuraho airport in Chhatarpur district, however it was withdrawn following an uproar.

A show-cause discover was issued to Junior Supply Officer Rakesh Kanhua who was liable for arranging tea and breakfast throughout the CM’s transit go to on the airport on Monday, Rajnagar Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) DP Dwivedi mentioned.

However, following outrage on social media over the discover, Chhatarpur district collector Sandeep G.R has cancelled the discover served by Dwivedi.

Dwivedi clarified that the tea and breakfast organized by Kanhua weren’t served to the chief minister as he did not take a halt on the airport however solely modified the plane on the airstrip.

Chouhan was on his strategy to Rewa for campaigning for the city our bodies polls. “Kanhua was tasked with arranging tea and breakfast during the CM’s transit visit at the Khajuraho airport at 11.30 AM on Monday,” Dwivedi mentioned.

He mentioned it was discovered that tea organized by Kanhua was chilly and of inferior high quality. “According to the menu, you have been entrusted with the duty of arranging the tea and breakfast however the high quality of the tea offered to the chief minister was inferior and it was served chilly,” said the discover issued by the SDM.

It mentioned this may create an embarrassing state of affairs for the district administration, elevating a query in regards to the protocol meant for VVIPs. The SDM had sought an evidence from the junior provide officer inside three days.

As the copy of the discover was broadly circulated on social media and invited criticism, the district collector issued an order, stating “the chief minister has made no comment on the protocol violation, thus the show-cause notice issued to the junior supply officer in this regard has been cancelled”.

On the opposite hand, Madhya Pradesh Congress spokesman Narendra Saluja took a dig, saying, “the folks could even not get ration or not be capable to get an ambulance, however the chief minister mustn’t get chilly tea”.