A BJP MLA (from Arni in Maharashtra's Vidarbha) has allegedly been accused of harassing a local contractor for money.

An audio clip, purportedly of a conversation between the contractor - Shivdatta Sharma - and MLA Raju Todsam, has gone viral.

In the audio clip, Todsam is heard asking the contractor to "do everything before his dues are cleared".

"The next time before your payments get clear, speak to the officers and do as they say, if you want to work in my area," Todsam is allegedly heard telling the contractor.

Sharma is initially heard pleading with Todsam to consider his inability to do so, since his son has been lying in a coma in Pune for the past nine months.

However, Todsam seems unfazed, and warns Sharma of raising "quality control" issues and stopping the work.