New Delhi: Badharghat legislator from Bharatiya Janata Party, Mimi Majumder has drawn public ire after a purported video of a poor woman washing her feet has gone viral on the social media on Friday.
The incident took place when Badharghat legislator Mimi Majumder visited Suryapara, an inundated locality in her constituency in West Tripura district on Thursday night, reported news agency PTI.
However, the MLA had claimed that the woman washed her feet out of love and affection.
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ABP Live could not independently verify the authenticity of the video.
As per PTI, the woman washing legislator’s feet identified as Bharati Debnath, was seen washing the feet of Majumder with soap and water and drying it with a towel after she had completed the inspection of the locality.
"The elderly woman washed my feet out of love and affection for an MLA. She did it with motherly care. It should not be seen as something negative. This shows how much respect a legislator could earn from the people by doing good work. In today's world, no one can be forced to wash anyone's feet or do anything like that," Majumder told PTI.
A former headmistress of Badharghat Higher Secondary School, Majumder had joined the saffron only a few days before securing a ticket for the assembly by-elections in 2019.
Sharing the video on its official Facebook page, the Opposition CPI(M) targeted the legislator saying, “ "A woman had to wash the feet of MLA Mimi Majumder after a photo-shoot."
Youth Congress president, terming the incident as “shocking” said, "It shows the mindset of a ruling party MLA. They (BJP) don't have sympathy for the people during difficult times. They are busy in photo-shoots for building public image."