PM was arrogant on farmers' issue, Shah acknowledged it: Meghalaya Guv

Meghalaya Governor Satya Pal Malik has alleged that when he went to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the issue of farmers, the latter was 'arrogant' and had a fight with him within five minutes.

In a video of a function at Charkhi Dadri in Haryana, Malik claimed that Modi was not ready to accept that the farmers who were protesting against three agriculture laws of the Centre last year, died due to him and instead, asked him to meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

Malik is also heard saying in the video clip that when he met Shah, the latter told him that 'people have clouded his (Modi's) vision' and he should keep meeting the prime minister.

Sharing the video on Twitter, senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge asked whether Malik's remarks were true.

'Meghalaya's Governor Sri. Satya Pal Malik is on record saying PM was 'arrogant' on the issue of Farmers and Home Minister Amit Shah called the PM as 'mad'. Constitutional authorities speaking about each other with such contempt!' Kharge wrote on Twitter.

'Narendra Modi ji is this true?' the Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha asked.

The Congress also shared Malik's comments on its Twitter handle and alleged that it was due to Modi's arrogance that so many farmers died.