Bhopal, May 5 -- Madhya Pradesh Minister of State for Health Narendra Shivaji Patel has found himself embroiled in a fresh controversy, prompting leader of Opposition in the Assembly Umang Singhar to criticize the BJP government.

Singhar took to social media, saying, "While farmers in the state have to stand in queues for hours to get fertilizers, the government doesn't seem to care. However, when a minister couldn't get a table at a restaurant, the entire administration sprang into action, with the restaurant owner being physically assaulted and the food safety officer being summoned. Is this 'public service'?"

According to media reports, Minister Patel had gone to a restaurant in Gwalior with his family for dinner on Sunday. When t...