Archive · 20 Jul 2025
Maharashtra Minister in Rummy Row During Assembly Session
Maharashtra's Agriculture Minister, Manikrao Kokate, was caught on video apparently playing a game on his phone during a meeting.
This caused a big argument because people felt he wasn't paying attention to important issues.
Some politicians said the government doesn't care about farmers, especially since farmers are facing problems.
Kokate said he was just trying to get rid of the game that popped up while he was checking his phone.
He's been in trouble before for things he said and for using fake documents.
Maharashtra Agriculture Minister Manikrao Kokate was seen playing rummy on his phone during a legislative session, sparking controversy.
The video of Kokate was shared by NCP-SP MLA Rohit Pawar, criticizing the government.
Opposition leaders, including Vijay Wadettiwar, accused the government of being insensitive to farmers.
Kokate clarified he was attempting to skip a game that opened while he was checking YouTube.
Kokate has faced previous controversies, including remarks about farmers and a conviction for submitting fake documents.
- Who
- Manikrao Kokate, Rohit Pawar, Vijay Wadettiwar.
- What
- Maharashtra Agriculture Minister Manikrao Kokate was seen on video purportedly playing rummy during a legislative session.
- When
- During a legislative session.
- Where
- Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.
- Why
- The incident drew criticism as it was perceived as the minister being inattentive to farmers' issues.
Opposition View
Government View
Attentiveness
Opposition View
The Agriculture Minister was being inattentive during the session, which showed the government does not care about farmers.
Government View
The Agriculture Minister has explained his actions. He has not been doing anything wrong.
- Minister
- Manikrao Kokate
- Political Party
- Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)
- Controversy
- Playing rummy during session
- MLA Who Shared Video
- Rohit Pawar
- Accusation
- Government insensitive to farmers