Shock as a top minister is photographed urinating in public

Kalicharan Saraf,Indian Health minister

A health minister has been pictured urinating on a wall amid a nationwide drive to end public defecation and promote cleanliness and hygiene.

Kalicharan Saraf, the Indian health minister for Rajasthan state, was pictured relieving himself on a wall in an image tweeted by a staffer from the opposition Congress party

Indian civic workers sweep a road in Hyderabad, India.

The minister is frequently pictured holding a broom and sweeping streets as part of the drive, which produces an annual list of the 100 cleanest Indian cities. Jaipur is yet to appear on the list.

The picture went viral and caused embarrassment for Safar and the ruling Bharatiya Janata party (BJP). Ending public defecation and urination are key priorities of the “Clean India” campaign, a flagship policy of the Indian prime minister.

The health minister Urinating

Reviews of the toilet-building programme have shown many Indians continue to defecate openly despite the presence of new latrines in their villages.

Men urinating in public is a common sight in Indian cities and villages and an estimated 500 million people in the country still defecate outdoors, a practice considered the main reason for the country’s high rate of diarrhoea-related deaths among children aged five and under.

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