Showcause Notice To Official For Serving "Cold Tea" To Shivraj Chouhan

Shivraj Singh Chouhan had gone to the VIP lounge of Khajuraho airport for breakfast after campaigning for the civic body elections. That was where the lapse took place.

A government officer in Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday received a showcause notice for serving cold tea to Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. Junior Supply Officer Rakesh Kanauha was asked to explain the "breach of the protocol in VIP duty". News agency Press Trust of India reported that the Chief Minister did not drink the tea as his halt was brief, but the notice was issued to the official as a warning. It was, however, revoked later following outrage on social media.

The Chief Minister had gone to the VIP lounge of the Khajuraho airport for breakfast after campaigning for the civic body elections on Monday. That was where the lapse took place.

The notice issued to Mr Kanauha by the Sub-Divisional Magistrate DP Dwivedi read: "You were entrusted with the responsibility of arranging the tea and breakfast but the quality of the tea provided to the Chief Minister was inferior and it was served cold... It was a breach of the protocol over following VIP duty".

The notice said such lapses can create an embarrassing situation for the district administration regarding protocol meant for VVIPs.