Straight Out of Panchayat: Bihar MLA Threatens Village Secretary For Not Recognising Him

Last Updated:July 28, 2025, 10:52 IST

As the village secretary fails to recognise the MLA, the latter allegedly threatens to hit the former with a shoe.

RJD MLA Bhai Virendra (Credits: X)

A real-life incident mirrored a scene from the web series Panchayat when a dispute erupted between an RJD MLA and a local panchayat secretary. A purported audio clip, which is now viral on the internet, records a spat between the two after the latter failed to recognise Bhai Virendra, a legislator from Maner in Bihar.

The MLA can be heard threatening to hit the secretary with his shoes after he fails to recognise him. The call by the MLA was made to enquire about the status of a death certificate for one Rinki Devi.

The secretary answers the call but fails to recognise the MLA, prompting a sharp response. “You don’t know Bhai Virendra? You want me to introduce myself? The whole country knows me," the purported voice of Bhai Virendra can be heard saying.

The secretary responds, saying he is not scared and will only show respect if the MLA speaks to him respectfully.

“If you speak respectfully, I will do the same. If you talk crooked, I will talk crooked. I am not scared of you," he can be heard saying.

“Joote se maarunga (I will hit you with a shoe), and you can file a case if you want. You don’t follow protocol. You dare to say who is Bhai Virendra?," the MLA threatens.

The secretary, however, maintains that he was not aware of the MLA’s identity and asks about the work he called to enquire about.

“Please talk about the work. Your request is already in process," he said.

“You have no right to this job if you don’t know your local MLA. Transfer? This won’t stop at transfer. Where are you even from?" The MLA asks.

The incident is reminiscent of the tense relationship between MLA Chandrakishore Singh and Secretary Abhishek Tripathi in the popular web series Panchayat, where frequent power struggles and clashes of ego between local politicians and government officials form a central theme. Much like in the show, the real-life exchange highlights the friction that can arise when political authority meets bureaucratic process at the grassroots level.

Location :

Bihar, India, India

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