BJP MLA from Salt constituency in Almora district of Uttarakhand, Mahesh Jeena, was booked on charges of rioting, criminal intimidation, insulting and obstructing public servant from discharging his duties after he allegedly misbehaved with Dehradun Municipal Commissioner Gaurav Kumar and few other employees of the civic body.
The action came after the video of the fracas between the MLA and the Municipal Commissioner went viral on social media in which Mr. Jeena can be seen misbehaving with senior officials, and using offensive language, allegedly after his aide’s bid in a government tender was declined.
The Indian Administrative Services Association (IAS) has condemned the incident and denounced it as “illegal interference” in the executive’s legal processes.
