BJP MLA Flayed For Posting Selfie Amidst Burning Houses

Jaipur: A BJP MLA Bachchu Singh drew intense flak after he posted a selfie on Facebook which he took during a fire incident on Tuesday in which houses were gutted. The incident took place in MLA’s constituency in Bharatpur district in Rajasthan.

"This is not the time to take selfie,” one user said while another added, "It would have been better if you had poured two buckets of water to douse the fire.” The MLA initially tried to explain but later removed the photograph.

BJP MLA Bachchu Singh

I had posted the photo to let administrative officials know that I am on the spot

When asked if it was proper for him to have acted in such a way while he was surrounded by victims of the fire incident, he said "It was not a selfie".

"Why would I take a selfie of such an unfortunate incident? It is a matter of perception. I had posted the photo to let administrative officials know that I am on the spot," he said.

The MLA had rushed to the spot to take stock of the situation after he was informed about the fire incident in Nagla Moroli Daang area of Bayana town.