<p>For someone, who is known to be a ‘muscleman’, and slapped with several criminal cases, breaking down while addressing an election meeting may appear to be a bit unusual and that too when the reason is a ‘huge turn- out’.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Samajwadi Party candidate from Gonda Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh Vindo Singh alias Pandit Singh, who is also a senior minister in the Akhilesh Yadav cabinet, became so ‘overwhelmed’ by the ‘huge crowd’ that he broke down at his election meeting on Sunday.<br /><br />“I am indeed an MLA from here (Gonda) and so people do have affection for me but I had not expected that such a large crowd would turn up to listen to me,” Singh said as he broke down on the stage and left it.<br /><br />His supporters, who had crowded the stage shouted pro-Pandit slogans as the minister took out his handkerchief and wiped off his tears. Pandit's supporters said the tears showed how ‘emotional’ their leader was. <br /><br />The minister also claimed later he had never imagined that the people had so much affection for him. <br /><br />It is another matter that the same Pandit Singh, had last year, while being a minister kidnapped the chief medical officer (CMO) of Gonda district after the latter had refused to appoint the candidates he recommended for posts of doctor.<br /><br />Singh had then barged into the CMO’s house with his goons, bundled him forcibly into his vehicle and tried to force him to issue the appointment letters. <br /><br />The terrified official managed to inform the senior district officials and had been escorted to Lucknow under the police protection.<br /><br />He was later sacked following a widespread condemnation of the act by the opposition parties and the health officials but made a come back a few months later. <br /><br />Now, he’s SP nominee from Gonda seat in Lok Sabha. Given the track record of the minister, he will have a hard time in convincing many if they were ‘crocodile tears’ or genuine.</p>
<p>For someone, who is known to be a ‘muscleman’, and slapped with several criminal cases, breaking down while addressing an election meeting may appear to be a bit unusual and that too when the reason is a ‘huge turn- out’.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Samajwadi Party candidate from Gonda Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh Vindo Singh alias Pandit Singh, who is also a senior minister in the Akhilesh Yadav cabinet, became so ‘overwhelmed’ by the ‘huge crowd’ that he broke down at his election meeting on Sunday.<br /><br />“I am indeed an MLA from here (Gonda) and so people do have affection for me but I had not expected that such a large crowd would turn up to listen to me,” Singh said as he broke down on the stage and left it.<br /><br />His supporters, who had crowded the stage shouted pro-Pandit slogans as the minister took out his handkerchief and wiped off his tears. Pandit's supporters said the tears showed how ‘emotional’ their leader was. <br /><br />The minister also claimed later he had never imagined that the people had so much affection for him. <br /><br />It is another matter that the same Pandit Singh, had last year, while being a minister kidnapped the chief medical officer (CMO) of Gonda district after the latter had refused to appoint the candidates he recommended for posts of doctor.<br /><br />Singh had then barged into the CMO’s house with his goons, bundled him forcibly into his vehicle and tried to force him to issue the appointment letters. <br /><br />The terrified official managed to inform the senior district officials and had been escorted to Lucknow under the police protection.<br /><br />He was later sacked following a widespread condemnation of the act by the opposition parties and the health officials but made a come back a few months later. <br /><br />Now, he’s SP nominee from Gonda seat in Lok Sabha. Given the track record of the minister, he will have a hard time in convincing many if they were ‘crocodile tears’ or genuine.</p>
