School Teacher Suspended For Questioning Union Minister About Fertilisers
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The teacher, Kushal Patil, hails from Hedapura village in Bidar district of Karnataka.
A school teacher from Karnataka has been suspended by the Education Department of the state on Sunday for allegedly questioning the Union Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilisers Bhagwanth Khuba about the supply of fertilisers.
The action was taken against the teacher Kushal Patil of Hedapura village in Bidar district, after the audio clip in which the questioning was recorded had gone viral on social media
Union Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilisers Bhagwanth Khuba received a call from Kushal Patil, who questioned the lack of availability of fertilisers, to which the Minister is heard saying he can't do anything about it.
According to the viral audio clip, the Union Minister also said that he had already sent fertiliser to the states and asked Mr Patil, who is said to be the son of a farmer, to approach the local MLA.
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