BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra, who is being fielded from Odisha's Puri seat, landed in a controversy when he shared a video of him eating at a village household where a woman is cooking on a chulha. Political opponents and trolls on Twitter took potshots at Patra saying what happened to the PM's scheme that provides gas connections to poor households.

In the video, Patra can be seen sitting on the floor eating while an old woman cooks pitha (an Odisha delicacy) by his side on a chulha. Sambit Patra then moves and feeds two people with his hands.

However, Twitter users and the ruling BJD were not amused by Sambit Patra's outreach.

In the post, Patra also wrote "My mother fed me food she cooked at her home. I also fed her with my own hands. I know service to mankind is the biggest service to god".

No sooner did Sambit Patra post the video did the troll army lash out at the BJP leader saying what happened to your Ujjwala Yojana.

Weren't we told that Ujjwala Yojana was a smashing success and that mothers and sisters of poorest of poor have got gas cylinders at their homes?



Can't spot a gas cylinder here atleast.



Reaction? pic.twitter.com/yL4F7SLId1 Prashant Kumar (@scribe_prashant) March 31, 2019

Celebrating success of Ujwala yojana? (@parbhane) March 31, 2019

Currently Narendra Modi’s AD running on Radio, about how everyone has got Gas Cylinder. Kudos to Sambit Patra for busting Modi’s lies about success of Ujjwala Yojana https://t.co/W5H33Ycmnr March 31, 2019

. Vidyut Maurya (@vidyut_maurya) March 31, 2019





Prime Minister Narendra Modi has time and again announced that the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana has benefited crores of households and women across the country. Oil and Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan had recently said 7 crore gas connections have been distributed so far.

The ruling BJD in Odisha hit back at Sambit Patra saying he has been sent to Puri to finish Dharmendra Pradhan. BJD MP Pinaki Mishra, who is contesting against Sambit Patra in Puri, said, "Sambit Patra wants to expose the corruption in Ujjwala scam, so he is intentionally visiting the houses where it can be proved."

Mishra also said, "This is highly disgraceful and disgusting. Mr Patra has exposed blatant lies of PM Modi and Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's hype on Ujjwala scheme. This video exposes that this poor lady doesn't have a gas connection."

BJP spokesperson Samir Mohanty said, "BJD is unable to bring its own house in order. Chief Minister Naveen Pattnaik has been ruling the state for 20 years, yet people are cooking food in a chullah. This should be the narrative."