Archive · 20 Jul 2025
Maharashtra Minister's Phone Use Spurs Debate in Assembly
Imagine a government meeting where important decisions are being made.
A minister, Mr. Kokate, was seen on video with his phone during the meeting.
The video appears to show him playing a game, which caused a lot of criticism from other politicians.
They accused him of not paying attention to serious problems farmers are facing.
Mr. Kokate said he wasn't playing, but was trying to skip a game that popped up while he was using YouTube.
The other politicians feel he should be focused on the needs of the farmers instead.
This has caused a bit of an uproar.
Maharashtra Agriculture Minister Manikrao Kokate was criticized after a video showed him allegedly playing a game on his phone during a legislative session.
The video was shared by NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) MLA Rohit Pawar, who criticized Kokate and the ruling alliance.
Opposition leaders accused the government of being insensitive to farmers amid ongoing agricultural issues and farmer suicides.
Kokate stated he was checking YouTube when a downloaded game briefly opened and he was trying to skip it.
This controversy follows previous incidents involving Kokate, including remarks about farmers and a conviction for submitting fake documents.
- Who
- Manikrao Kokate, Rohit Pawar, and other political figures are involved.
- What
- Controversy erupted over a video purportedly showing Maharashtra Agriculture Minister Manikrao Kokate playing a game on his phone during a legislative session.
- When
- The incident occurred during a legislative session.
- Where
- Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
- Why
- The opposition criticized Kokate, accusing the government of being insensitive to farmers.
Opposition
Government
Government's commitment to farmers
Opposition
The government is insensitive to farmers.
Government
Government is focused on the farmers, despite what the opposition says.
- Minister
- Manikrao Kokate
- Political Party
- NCP
- Position
- Agriculture Minister
- Accusation
- Playing game during legislative session
- Critic
- Rohit Pawar
- Response
- Kokate says he was trying to skip a game on phone.
