MP Minister’s Gaffe on Odisha Min Naba Das’ Murder | WATCH

At a time when Odisha is observing a three-day mourning following the death of health minister Naba Kisore Das, a minister in Madhya Pradesh government allegedly made an inappropriate comment on his murder.

A purported video is now getting viral on Twitter where Madhya Pradesh’s Animal Husbandry Minister Premsingh Patel can be heard saying he does not want to talk about other countries, implying that Odisha is not a part of India.

In the video, when asked to comment on the murder of Odisha health minister Naba Kisore Das, Patel said, “Kaun se mantri ko mar diya (Which minister has been murdered?)” The reporters replied that the victim is the minister of Odisha. Patel said, “We don’t talk about other countries.”

Apparently, the distance between Madhya Pradesh’s capital Bhopal and Odisha’s Bhubaneswar is around 1200 kilometres.

Twitterati have called out Patel on social media platform for his remark.

Naba Kisore Das was shot at allegedly by a cop in Odisha’s Jharsuguda on January 29 when the minister, who was on his way to attend a programme in the district, had alighted from the car to greet people. He succumbed to his injuries at Apollo Hospital, Bhubaneswar.

He is a very influential leader from Jharsuguda. He joined the BJD a few years ago after dumping the Congress. He was among the newly appointed ministers who took oath in June, 2022 after CM Naveen Patnaik’s decided to revamp his cabinet.

Assistant Sub-inspector of Police (ASI) Gopal Das, the cop who allegedly killed Odisha Health Minister Naba Kisore Das, is under police custody.

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