Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's car gets stuck in pothole in Jharkhand; Watch video here

Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's car got stuck in a muddy pothole during heavy rains in Jharkhand on Monday. The incident occurred in Baharagora, where Chouhan was attending a public rally. Footage of the event has since surfaced online.

The video shows security guards quickly rushing to assist the minister as he emerged from his vehicle. Fortunately, Chouhan was unharmed. Despite the downpour, he continued to meet with party supporters in the town.

The car got stuck as the driver could not gauge the potholes in the water-logged road amid heavy rain, police said.


After his car got stuck, Chouhan got down with an umbrella and spoke to locals.

He safely went to the helipad and returned to Ranchi on a helicopter, Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Ajit Kumar Kujur said.



Earlier during the day, Union Minister and Jharkhand Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) election in-charge Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday criticised the Hemant Soren-led Jharkhand government, calling it a "Jurm, Murder and Mafia" government rather than the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM).

Addressing a public rally in Baharagora today, Shivraj Chouhan said, "Just as clouds have come as a crisis, Hemant Soren government is a bigger crisis than these clouds...This is not JMM but 'Jurm, Murder and Mafia' government run by Hemant Soren."

Chouhan also expressed confidence that the darkness prevailing in Jharkhand will soon fade away and change will come.

"The clouds are raining, lightning is flashing, and it is raining heavily, but still you are determined to bring about a change... Seeing this, today I can say that the darkness will fade away, the sun will rise, the lotus will bloom and change will come," he added.

Later, while speaking to the media, Chouhan said that the women of Jharkhand are asking for help to protect their land, daughters and jobs; the BJP promises to ensure their safety and create jobs while stopping infiltration.

(with agency inputs)