SP MP Sanatan Pandey Threatens Officials Over Chief Guest Snub at Railway Event

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Moneycontrol•17-01-2026, 17:30
SP MP Sanatan Pandey Threatens Officials Over Chief Guest Snub at Railway Event
- •Samajwadi Party MP Sanatan Pandey from Ballia, UP, expressed fury after not being made chief guest at a railway program at Fefna Railway Station.
- •Pandey openly threatened officials and UP ministers, stating they should be 'beaten with shoes' for not performing their duties.
- •He claimed that as the local MP, he should have been the chief guest, regardless of party affiliation, and accused the government of bias.
- •Pandey challenged the General Manager of Railways in Gorakhpur to provide legal justification for making a UP minister the chief guest.
- •The incident has sparked a political uproar, with BJP leader Neeraj Shekhar defending the decision based on a Railway Minister's letter.
Why It Matters: SP MP Sanatan Pandey issued threats to officials and ministers after being overlooked as chief guest.
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