Bihar sachiv fails to recognise RJD vidhayak. Then came a Panchayat-style threat
The secretary, unfazed, responds, "If you speak respectfully, I will do the same. If you talk crooked, I will talk crooked. I am not scared of you".The MLA hits back, "Joote se maarunga (I will hit you with a shoe) and you can file a case if you want. You don't follow protocol. You dare to say who is Bhai Virendra?"The official, maintaining his composure, insisted that he wasn't aware of the MLA's identity and asked for a straight conversation. "Please talk about the work. Your request is already in process," he says, urging the MLA to refrain from issuing threats.However, the verbal volley continued, with the MLA saying, "You have no right to this job if you don't know your local MLA. Transfer? This won't stop at transfer. Where are you even from?"LISTEN TO THE AUDIO HERE The exchange bears an uncanny resemblance to the tension between MLA Chandrakishore Singh and Secretary Abhishek Tripathi in the Amazon Prime show Panchayat, where ego, power, and protocol routinely collide in the dusty lanes of rural administration.India Today could not independently verify the authenticity of the viral clip, although the voice resembled that of Bhai Virendra. The RJD MLA has not publicly responded to the viral clip yet.- EndsMust Watch
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