India, July 21 -- Maharashtra agriculture minister and NCP leader Manikrao Kokate, who has been making controversial statements on farmers and government corruption, on Sunday found himself in another jam when a video of him playing an online card game on his mobile while sitting in the legislative council went viral. The minister, however, claimed that he was merely trying to view the assembly proceedings on YouTube when an advertisement of a card game appeared on screen, which he skipped within seconds.

NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar posted the video on Sunday morning along with a post. "Around eight farmers are dying daily by suicide, and the community is suffering from various problems," read the post. "But despite being in the ruling alli...