Apologised To Doctor, But Can't Tolerate Indiscipline, Says Goa Minister Rane On Viral Video

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Posted by AI on 2025-06-09 14:48:03 | Last Updated by AI on 2025-12-23 16:59:52

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In a rare instance of a minister in Goa publicly humiliating a bureaucrat, Deputy Chief Minister Vishwajit Rane, has landed in an embarrassment after a video of him shouting and ordering the state's Chief Secretary to leave office and go home went viral.

In the video, Rane can be seen and heard shouting at the top bureaucrat in the state, saying, "You are suspended. You are not required to be in the office. Go home. You are only here for decorum, and I am informing you that you are suspended."

This unusual occurrence happened in the presence of other officials in the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) in Goa.

The order has left Rane red-faced as the ruling BJP's coalition partner, the Goa Forward Party (GFP), has demanded that either Rane or Chief Minister Pramod Sawant resign over the incident.

"We have no option but to take this extreme step as the dignity and honour of our Chief Secretary, who is an esteemed member of my team and an ex-defence services officer, has been undermined by the Deputy Chief Minister," said GFP President and Goa Minister Vijai Sardesai.

The development is a major embarrassment for Rane, who is a senior member of the BJP's national leadership and a former state party unit chief.

In a bid to contain the damage, Rane issued a statement admitting that he had told the Chief Secretary to go home, but as he had refused to sign a file.

"I apologised to the doctor immediately for the same," Rane said in the statement, adding "However, this incident should not be attributed to my wrong instruction, but rather to the fault of the system that forces ministers to do the signing of files even for the routine work of the officers."

"If this continues, then the Chief Minister and the Chief Secretary will have to resign," Rane added.

The incident is another blow to the image of the BJP in Goa, which has been reeling from a series of recent poll defeats including in the state's biggest municipality, Panaji, as well as the recent Byculla Assembly by-election in Maharashtra.

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