Nirmala Sitharaman raps a Telangana Collector

Telangana minister KT Rama Rao was shocked to learn that Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had reprimanded a district collector for being unable to tell her how much rice was distributed through fair-price shops between the federal government and the state.

The event was reported from Birkroor while a Union Minister was inspecting a Public Distribution System (PDS) ration.

Nirmala Sitharaman, the minister of finance, also questioned Jitesh Patil, the district collector, about the absence of the prime minister’s portrait.

#ParliamentPravasYojana లో భాగంగా బాన్సువాడలో పర్యటిస్తున్న కేంద్ర ఆర్థిక మంత్రి శ్రీమతి @nsitharaman నిజామాబాద్, కామారెడ్డి జిల్లాల సివిల్ సప్లై అధికారికి క్లాస్ పీకారు. ఓ రేషన్ షాపు సందర్శించిన మంత్రి రూపాయికి కిలో బియ్యం పథకంలో రాష్ట్ర ప్రభుత్వ వాటా ఎంతని అధికారిని అడిగారు. pic.twitter.com/bdl117sX28
— BJP Telangana (@BJP4Telangana) September 2, 2022

“I am appalled by the unruly conduct of FM Nirmala Sitharaman today with District Magistrate/Collector of Kamareddy,” KTR wrote in a tweet in response to the event on Friday night.

He continued, “These political histrionics on the street will only demoralise hardworking AIS officers.”

I am appalled by the unruly conduct of FM @nsitharaman today with District Magistrate/Collector of Kamareddy
These political histrionics on the street will only demoralise hardworking AIS officers
My compliments to @Collector_KMR Jitesh V Patil, IAS on his dignified conduct 👏
— KTR (@KTRTRS) September 2, 2022