Aligarh: BJP MP Satish Gautam 'threatens' railway station master, says 'stop Rajdhani, allow Vaishali'

The BJP MP had asked Aligarh Muslim University to explain why it displays a portrait of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, leading to a controversy that has now become a heated topic nationwide.

Image: PTI , Manvender Vashist

New Delhi: A shocking video of Aligarh MP Satish Gautam has gone viral in which he is seen clearly threatening somebody on phone. It is being claimed that railway station master was on the other side of the phone. Threatening the station master Satish Kumar Gautam can be heard ordering him over phone to let in Vaishali Express on station within 10 minutes. He can be heard saying “stop Rajdhani.. allow Vaishali.. our regional president is arriving by Vaishali. I want the train  in station within 10 minutes.” The video of the MP who first objected to Jinnah’s portrait in Aligarh Muslim University has gone viral. He is drawing flak for misusing his power and attempting to interfere with railway schedule. The BJP MP had asked Aligarh Muslim University to explain why it displays a portrait of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, leading to a controversy that has now become a heated topic nationwide. In a letter written to Vice Chancellor of the university Tariq Mansoor on Monday, Aligarh MP Satish Gautam had objected to the Pakistan founder's picture on the walls of the AMU student union office.