Hyderabad, May 5 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Surendra Patwa in Madhya Pradeshwas caught oncamera threatening and abusing a police officer on poll duty for purportedly turning the mic off at a public rally addressed by former chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.

The incident occurred in the Bhojpur Assembly segment of the Vidisha parliamentary constituency, where Chouhan was addressing a poll rally. As the clock struck 10 pm, the stipulated deadline for daily campaigning, a police officer on duty reportedly switched off the microphone in compliance with the Model Code of Conduct (MCC).

In a video that is making rounds on social media platforms, Chouhan can be heard angrily telling the MLA present on the stage to get him out of t...