Bride In Exchange For Vote? UP Pump Attendant's Unusual Request To MLA
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The pump attendant, who is 43 years old, asked Charkhari MLA Brijbhushan Rajput for help.
An MLA in Uttar Pradesh found himself in a piquant situation when a 43-year-old petrol pump attendant asked him for his help in getting married because he had voted for him. A video of the exchange is now going viral.
A vehicle in which Charkhari MLA Brijbhushan Rajput of the BJP was travelling had stopped for fuel at a petrol pump in Mahoba when he was approached by Akhilendra Khare, a resident of Charkhari. Mr Rajput was expecting to hear a request for help, but not the kind Khare eventually made.
A video shows Mr Khare asking Mr Rajput to help him find a bride for him and when the MLA asks how old he is, the pump attendant says he will be 44 soon.
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