Considering the present situation in India, the central government has issued directives stating that spitting in public spaces will be considered a punishable offence.
It seems that BJP MLA from Rajkot, Arvind Raiyani, didn’t care much about these rules. Recently, a video of him spitting in a government-run community kitchen went viral on social media.
Height of Negligence | BJP MLA Arvind Raiyani seen spitting in kitchen where food is being prepared for needy people , #Rajkot@BJP4Gujarat pic.twitter.com/k8BmnqeZJc
— tv9gujarati (@tv9gujarati) May 1, 2020
His act led to an outrage on social media, where people slammed him for spitting at a place where food is cooked for the poor and needy.
#DISGUSTING 😠
— Niraj Bhatia (@bhatia_niraj23) May 2, 2020
BJP MLA spits in government-run kitchen for poor in Rajkot – Ahmedabad Mirror https://t.co/T5iOWblAkM
@narendramodi
— Ravi S (@himymgot88) May 3, 2020
Ahmedabad Mirror: BJP MLA spits in government-run kitchen for poor in Rajkot.https://t.co/P3Ugj2SulP
Wow… Double Standard. Others r booked for attempted murder, your guy is fined for 500 rs. At the very least he should b banned from politics for life
BJP MLA Arvind Raiyani spitting in kitchen where food is being prepared for needy. #BJP @INCIndia @INCGujarat https://t.co/900ziJtI5w
— Abdul Wazid (@WazidRocks) May 2, 2020
Height of Negligence | BJP MLA Arvind Raiyani seen spitting in kitchen where food is being prepared for needy people , #Rajkot@BJP4Gujarat pic.twitter.com/cG5uerhz3u
— Hasan Khan (@HasanKh47597166) May 2, 2020
Speaking to ANI, the MLA said:
I spat in my property and not in government premises or road. However, I accept my mistake and I have paid Rs 500 as fine.
After getting rebuked for his act, Raiyani issued an apology and released a picture of the receipt where he paid a fine of Rs. 500 for spitting in a public space.
