MUMBAI, July 21 -- 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. 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 alliance, the NCP cannot take any decision without the BJP's permission. So the agriculture minister passes his time playing rummy, as he has no work to do." Leaders of the opposition Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi moved in quickly to attack Kokate. Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut called out the government for its "insensitive" governance and the behaviour of its ministers and MLAs. However, Kokate refuted the allegations. "I was not playing an online card game," he said. "I was sitting in the legislative council, and as the house was adjourned, I went to YouTube to check what was going on in the assembly. Suddenly an ad for an online card game popped up on my screen. I skipped it within a few seconds." P4...