Video: Ashok Gehlot Loses Cool, Throws Mic At Collector At Public Event

In a viral video, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot is caught throwing a microphone apparently enraged after the public address system malfunctioned. The incident occurred during an event in Barmer.

The Chief Minister, who was sitting on a chair, threw the microphone towards his left where the Barmer district collector was standing. The collector then picked up the microphone and another mike was handed over to Gehlot.

His office denied an interpretation of the video clip that the mike was thrown at the district collector. "The mike was not thrown at the district collector," an official told PTI.

The incident happened at the Barmer Circuit House on Friday night when the Chief Minister was interacting with a group of women to collect feedback on various government schemes meant for them. As the chief minister tried addressing the group, the mike malfunctioned and, apparently angry, he threw it.

If it is not enough, the Chief Minister lost his composure when he saw some people standing behind the group of women and asked them to go away. "Where is SP (superintendent of police)? Both SP and collector seem to be similar," he said.

Gehlot was on a two-day tour of Barmer. During the event, the women told the Chief Minister about the various benefits of the schemes and thanked him for increasing the honorarium of Anganwadi workers.

The purported clip of the incident surfaced on social media and went viral.