Kanpur/Jhansi/Lucknow, Jan. 31 -- The BJP's Charkhari MLA Brijbhushan Singh Rajput and his supporters blocked jal shakti minister Swatantra Dev Singh's convoy on the Sagar-Kanpur highway in Mahoba district on Friday, alleging large-scale lapses in implementation of the Jal Jeevan Mission and poor road restoration after pipeline works. The incident took place when Singh was returning after attending a programme organised by the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) at Ramshree Mahavidyalaya. The MLA accused officials of failing to repair roads dug up for laying water pipelines and alleged that water was still not reaching many villages despite claims of high coverage under the scheme. The minister reportedly offered to visit affected villages and take action against officials found responsible for deficiencies. Singh and Rajput were seen seated inside the minister's SUV, where the minister urged the MLA to share specific details of problem areas. "This is not the way to discuss problems. Tell me the villages where there is a problem. I am ready to go to all 40 villages. I will suspend the officials concerned if I find bad roads or water not reaching the villages," Singh was heard saying. Rajput, speaking to reporters later, said: "Har Ghar Nal is the scheme of Modiji. I am ready to stop any person to ensure that the scheme is completed and water reaches the village." He claimed that the minister had sought 20 days to address the complaints. Later, both leaders proceeded to the Mahoba collectorate for a meeting with district officials. Details of the discussions were not disclosed. Mahoba superintendent of police Prabal Pratap Singh downplayed the incident. "Both the leaders are from the same party. They had some issues which were discussed among themselves. There is no law-and-order situation," he said. BJP state general secretary Govind Narain Shukla said, "The issue is being looked into and complaints of villagers will be addressed." Congress leader Deepak Singh said, "The manner in which the BJP MLA stopped the minister's convoy shows that voice of discontent is coming from within the BJP." Mahoba district magistrate Gazal Bharadwaj said the administration had reviewed the status of works under the Jal Jeevan Mission and road restoration across the district and found that most targets had been met, though some gaps remained. "Under five projects of the Jal Jeevan Mission, pipelines were laid in 344 villages, with work completed on 3,205 km out of the sanctioned 3,224 km. A total of 1.12 lakh water connections have been provided. During the execution of these works, about 1,132 km of roads were damaged in the district, and restoration has been completed on 1,118 km," the DM said. She added field inspections were conducted....