Maharashtra Minister Manikrao Kokate caught playing Rummy in Assembly, Video viral

Manikrao Kokate, Maharashtra’s Agriculture Minister, has been criticized for playing rummy during an assembly session in the state. The NCP leader Rohit Pawar accused the minister of ignoring the needs of farmers, who are facing numerous problems and are taking their own lives.

Mumbai: A video has gone viral on social media showing Maharashtra's Agriculture Minister, Manikrao Kokate, playing rummy during an assembly session. The video was captured on camera and has now become a big issue. The minister is facing criticism for this incident, which has created a lot of political trouble in Maharashtra, reports Dynamite News correspondent.

The opposition is using this video to attack the Government. They are holding protests to pressure the Maha Vikas Aghadi Government. Rohit Pawar, a leader from the NCP faction of Sharad Pawar, criticized the agriculture minister, saying that even though there are many problems facing farmers in the state and many farmers are taking their own lives, the minister spends time playing rummy.

“#जंगली_रमी_पे_आओ_ना_महाराज…!”

सत्तेतल्या राष्ट्रवादी गटाला भाजपला विचारल्याशिवाय काहीच करता येत नाही म्हणूनच शेतीचे असंख्य प्रश्न प्रलंबित असताना, राज्यात रोज ८ शेतकरी आत्महत्या करत असताना सुद्धा काही कामच नसल्याने कृषिमंत्र्यांवर रमी खेळण्याची वेळ येत असावी.

रस्ता भरकटलेल्या… pic.twitter.com/52jz7eTAtq

— Rohit Pawar (@RRPSpeaks) July 20, 2025

He asked, "Will these foolish ministers and the government ever listen to the cries of the farmers who need crop insurance, loan waivers, and price support?

'Sometimes come to the fields of poor farmers, Maharaj'? "

The agriculture minister has responded to these attacks. He said, "If I knew there was a camera, why would I sit there playing a game? I tried to leave twice, but I couldn't get up. The next moment, I left the game. "

He also accused the opposition of using a partial video to target him. "If you watch the full video, you'll see that I left the game. I picked up my phone to check what was happening in the lower house on YouTube, and then the game was downloaded to my phone. I tried to leave, but it didn't work. The opposition is using an incomplete video to target me."