Prime Minister Narendra Modi touched the feet of a district BJP unit president, Awadhesh Katiyar, in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh during a rally on Sunday.
In a video shared by the Bharatiya BJP leader Sambit Patra, the Prime Minister is seen explaining to Katiyar to not touch his feet and in return, he bent down in front of the BJP worker.
As PM Modi arrived at the rally for Uttar Pradesh Election, BJP’s UP chief Swatantra Dev Singh and BJP’s Unnao district president Awadhesh Katiyar were asked to present an idol of Lord Rama to the Prime Minister after which the incident took place.
In one word- Pradhan Sevak (chief servant), Patra described this motion by PM Modi.
Awadhesh Katiyar was appointed as Unnao district president by the BJP in September of last year and earlier he was BJP’s district general secretary in the district.
Unnao district has six assembly constituencies where voting is scheduled in the fourth phase of the UP elections on February 23.
