Lucknow, March 20 -- A minister in the Uttar Pradesh Cabinet has stirred controversy with a shocking statement, claiming he had assaulted seven police inspectors before reaching his current position.
"I did not reach here easily. I had to break the hands and legs of seven police inspectors and throw them into a ditch before I got here," the minister said while addressing a public gathering.
A video of his statement has since gone viral on social media, though its authenticity remains unverified. Efforts to seek clarification from the minister have been unsuccessful.
The remarks were made by Dr Sanjay Nishad, a Cabinet Minister in the Yogi Adityanath-led government, while addressing a gathering in Lambhua, Sultanpur, during the Constituti...