Tej Pratap Asks Brother-In-Law To Stay In Official Meeting, BJP "Not Surprised"
NDTV
Tej Pratap Yadav, never known to be a stickler for norms, asked his brother-in-law to take a seat beside him until the meeting was over.
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The new 'Mahagathbandhan' government in the state is embarrassed over photographs, clicked a few days ago, in which minister for environment, forestry and climate change Tej Pratap Yadav is seen along with his brother-in-law at a meeting with department officials.
According to department sources who did not wish to be named, Shailesh Kumar, who is married to Mr Yadav's eldest sister Misa Bharti, a Rajya Sabha MP herself, had come to the office on Wednesday to congratulate his wife's younger brother upon securing a cabinet berth.
Mr Yadav, never known to be a stickler for norms, asked the brother-in-law to take a seat beside him until the meeting was over and the two could have a chat, they said.
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