TAP TO UNMUTE Priyanka Singh Rawat | Photo Credit: Indiatimes

Barabanki: In a incident that exposes the VVIP mindset still prevalent among politicians, BJP lawmaker Priyanka Singh Rawat was reportedly caught on camera threatening a government officer over the anti-encroachment drive on government lands in Uttar Pradesh’s Barabanki, the constituency she represents in the Parliament.

“Will make your difficult in Baranbaki,” the BJP MP is heard saying to Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Ajay Dwivedi, who was leading an anti-encroachment drive at a village in Barabanki, a media report said.

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As per a mobile video footage of the purported incident, the 31-year-old MP warns the Dwivedi, a sub-divisional magistrate, and says, “When a public representative is standing in front of you, then you should remember the protocol. Otherwise I will make your life very difficult in Barabanki), if my workers face any of difficulty.”

The IAS officer was present with his team at the Chaila village, where a pond and a government school has been allegedly illegally taken over by local BJP leader Alok Singh.

As the government team arrived at the spot to remove the encroachers, a huge crowd gathered at the site and an argument took place. Soon after, Rawat arrived with her team and started arguing with the officer.

Rawat made a thinly-veiled threat to the government officers while addressing the crowd gathered and said, "All you people, let me make this clear. Their officials are everywhere, if they don't listen to you, then chase them away, that will drill some sense into them."

Meanwhile, the IAS officer told a news website that the team was not able to finish the work after a crowd gathered at the spot and the MP visited the site. However, he added that they would continue with the work.