RaipurCongress leader Brihaspat Singh is in the soup after a video of him slapping co-operative bank employees went viral. The incident took place on Monday in the premises of the District Cooperative Central Bank’s Ramanujganj branch.
The Congress leader not only accepted his act but also made several allegations against the bank employees. They accused the employees of defrauding the farmers’ accounts in lieu of procurement of paddy, claiming that they did not release the funds to them, and also misbehaved with them. Employees of cooperative banks under Surguja division submitted a memorandum addressed to Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel demanding action against the ruling MLA.
Raipur, Chhattisgarh. A video of Ramanujganj MLA Brihaspati Singh is going viral in which he is seen slapping a man near the Central Bank branch in Balrampur district over a money withdrawal dispute pic.twitter.com/GeyM9I07iC– ANI MP/CG/Rajasthan (@ANI_MP_CG_RJ) April 5, 2023
The Ramanujganj MLA said, “The bank employees fraudulently withdrew money from the farmers’ accounts and built houses worth crores for themselves. They fraudulently withdrew money from the farmers’ accounts by forging signatures and also hid their passbooks.” I got angry and hit them. We will not tolerate injustice to the farmers and will not hesitate to break the rules and regulations if this happens to the farmers.
The Congress MLA said, “After learning about their fraudulent acts, I reached the bank and tried to talk to the bank officials. However, they misbehaved with me.” Reacting to the viral video of the incident.
The defiant Congress leader said, “People should make viral the video of a farmer, who has fractured his hand, urging bank staff to release his money to pay for his treatment and later thrashing him.” And throwing him out.” BJP leader Kedar Kashyap demanded his dismissal as MLA over the incident, Singh alleged, “BJP leader Ramvichar Netam assaulted and humiliated several government employees. BJP should first take action against him.” “