Archive · 19 Aug 2026
Congress MP, SP MLA Clash Over Drain Issue
A government development meeting was held in Saharanpur.
Congress MP Imran Masood chaired the meeting.
Samajwadi Party MLA Ashu Malik asked about a village drain that was not finished.
An official said the drain could not be built using a particular scheme.
Masood and Malik then argued about the issue.
Masood later asked the official to give Malik detailed information within a week.
Kairana MP Iqra Hasan and other officials were also present.
A video or account of the argument spread on social media.
Congress and the Samajwadi Party are political allies in Uttar Pradesh.
Congress MP Imran Masood and Samajwadi Party MLA Ashu Malik had a heated exchange during a Disha meeting in Saharanpur.
The argument began after Malik raised the issue of an incomplete drain in a village.
An official said the drain could not be built under a specific government scheme.
Masood later directed the official to provide Malik with point-wise information within a week.
The incident occurred at the Vikas Bhawan auditorium and subsequently went viral on social media.
- Who
- Congress MP Imran Masood and Samajwadi Party MLA Ashu Malik were involved; Kairana MP Iqra Hasan and officials were also present.
- What
- A heated exchange took place during a District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee meeting over an incomplete village drain.
- When
- Tuesday evening; the report is dated August 19.
- Where
- The Vikas Bhawan auditorium in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- Malik raised the drain issue after an official said it could not be constructed under a specific scheme.
Ashu Malik's Concern
Imran Masood's Response
Incomplete village drain
Ashu Malik's Concern
Ashu Malik raised the issue of the incomplete drain and objected after an official said it could not be built under a specific scheme.
Imran Masood's Response
Imran Masood countered Malik during the exchange, then instructed the official to provide point-wise information on the matter within a week.
- Meeting
- District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee, commonly called a Disha meeting
- Chair
- Congress MP Imran Masood
- Dispute
- An incomplete drain in a village
- Official explanation
- The drain could not be constructed under a specific scheme
- Follow-up
- Masood directed the official to provide Malik with point-wise information within a week
- Location
- Vikas Bhawan auditorium, Saharanpur
- Political context
- Congress and the Samajwadi Party are allies in Uttar Pradesh and constituents of the INDIA bloc