‘Overconfidence’The voters had little idea that a “spirited speech” by their MLA in their neighbourhood would get him into trouble. Another resident of Uttam Nagar, 63-year-old Devender Pathak dismissed the episode as a case of blame game backfiring. Mr. Balyan was speaking about hindrances caused by the bureaucrats in clearing files, Mr. Ram said, adding that the public cheered in agreement. Dhruv Yadav, another volunteer in Uttam Nagar, asked how an act that has not even happened can be justified. When we have not done anything wrong why should we hide from the police?” said Mr. Ram.

Source: The Hindu February 25, 2018 20:25 UTC