Video of BJP minister groping junior colleague during Modi rally goes viral

The young woman minister was seen quickly pushing away the Tripura minister's hand

A minister of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was caught on camera groping a junior minister on stage during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's election rally in the city of Agartala.

According to India Today, the video of Tripura minister Monoj Kanti Deb advancing his hand towards the waist of Social Welfare and Social Education Minister Santana Chakma in an inappropriate manner went viral on social media.

The young minister was seen quickly pushing away the BJP minister's hand.



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This article originally appeared in India Today