Watch: Maharashtra Minister Caught Playing ‘Rummy’ During Assembly, He Reacts | India News
NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar on Sunday shared a video on X, claiming that Maharashtra Minister Manikrao Kokate was playing a rummy game on his mobile phone during the state assembly session. He criticised the ruling NCP faction, saying it is unable to function without consulting the BJP.
The ruling Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra consists of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Ajit Pawar-led faction of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), and the Eknath Shinde-led faction of the Shiv Sena.
“Since the Nationalist faction in power cannot do anything without consulting the BJP, even with countless agricultural issues pending and 8 farmers committing suicide daily in the state, the Agriculture Minister, with nothing else to do, seems to have time to play rummy,” Pawar said.
“Will these misguided ministers and the government ever hear the desperate plea of farmers demanding crop insurance, loan waivers, and price support?” he added.
“#जंगली_रमी_पे_आओ_ना_महाराज…!”
सत्तेतल्या राष्ट्रवादी गटाला भाजपला विचारल्याशिवाय काहीच करता येत नाही म्हणूनच शेतीचे असंख्य प्रश्न प्रलंबित असताना, राज्यात रोज ८ शेतकरी आत्महत्या करत असताना सुद्धा काही कामच नसल्याने कृषिमंत्र्यांवर रमी खेळण्याची वेळ येत असावी.
रस्ता भरकटलेल्या… pic.twitter.com/52jz7eTAtq
Rohit Pawar (@RRPSpeaks) July 20, 2025
Maharashtra Minister Remark
Reacting to the controversy, Maharashtra Agriculture Minister Manikrao declined the claim of playing Rummy during the assebly and said, “It is a solitaire game, not Rummy. Any of my colleagues must have downloaded it. I was trying to see what was happening in the lower house. I was not playing Rummy. The opposition is trying to demean the government.”
