MINISTER URINATES ON ROAD; DEFENDS ACT BY CALLING IT "AN AGE-OLD TRADITION"

A photograph of a Rajasthan minister urinating in open has gone viral on the internet. The minister was caught urinating next to the poster of Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje.

The minister, identified as Shambhu Singh Khatesar, has defended his indecent act by calling it an "age-old tradition". The minister's act has left the BJP red-faced ahead of the Assembly elections in the state. The minister has also denied urinating near the poster of Vasundhara Raje. "The photo of me urinating against a wall is not near the campaign poster," he told ANI.

The minister also said that he didn't flout Prime Minister Modi's 'Swachh Bharat' mission.

“Defecating in public may cause diseases, urinating in the open was not an issue, as long as it is done in a secluded area”. "The area where I urinated was completely secluded. If a man urinates in such a place, dirt and disease cannot spread," he said.

Khatesar added that he urinated in public because there was no public toilet nearby. "There was no urinal nearby for kilometres at a stretch and I was busy working since morning," he added.