Keonjhar/Bhubaneswar, Aug 16: A moment of embarrassment surrounded for the ruling BJD government when Odisha MSME minister, Yogendra Behera made his personal security officer (PSO) tie his shoelaces during the Independence Day celebration in Keonjhar on Monday.
Behera was the chief guest on the occasion and hoisted the national flag in the presence of thousands of people.Video footages aired by television channels showed the PSO going beyond his limit thus helping the minister wear his shoes and tying the shoelaces after he addressed the gathering.
Surprisingly, Behera did nothing to stop his PSO from doing so. Loisinga MLA first denied any such incident happened. But after realizing that the whole episode had been filmed by the newsmen present on the occasion, he said something that stunned everybody present there.The minister’s act has invited criticism from civil society groups.
