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A purported video of Maharashtra Agriculture Minister Manikrao Kokate playing rummy on a mobile phone inside the legislative assembly has prompted criticism from the opposition.

NCP SP MLA Rohit Pawar shared the video hitting out at Kokate saying numerous issues of farmers are pending but the agricualture minister is playing rummy.

He said, "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 further added, "Will these misguided ministers and the government ever hear the desperate plea of farmers demanding crop insurance, loan waivers, and price support: 'Come to the fields of poor farmers sometimes, Maharaj'?"

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Seeking the escalating row, Kokate took no time to respond and defend himself. He said he knew there was camera then why would he play a game. He added that he was skipping and tried twice but didn't know how to skip it.

"When I know there is a camera, why would I sit there to play a game? I wanted to skip it, I tried twice, I didn't know how to skip the game, but in the next second, I skipped it," said Kokate. After giving clarification, Kokata also accused the opposition of targeting him by sharing an 'incomplete video.' 

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He asserted, "If you watch the full video, you will see that I skipped the game. I picked up my mobile to see what was going on in the lower house on YouTube, and then the game got downloaded on my phone. I was trying to skip it, but it didn't work. And the opposition is targeting me based on an incomplete video."

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