INDORE: ‘Joote khana’ (being slapped with slippers) could also be thought-about the last word humiliation however Congress Ratlam candidate Paras Saklecha fortunately acquired himself smacked on one cheek, after which turned the opposite, after going to a fakir identified to bless folks’s souls with soles.
The fakir, the truth is, blessed him fairly energetically and needed to be informed ‘bas bas, ho gaya’ (that is sufficient).A video of the incident was shared extensively on social media on Friday, voting day, although it occurred on Thursday.
When TOI contacted Saklecha, he mentioned, “He’s a well-known Fakir Baba, fondly referred to as ‘Abba’ within the space. He lives in a Dargah on Mhow Highway and could be very revered. Individuals search to provide him lungi, vest and slippers as choices however he accepts solely from only a few folks and throws the remaining away.”
A day earlier than polling, Saklecha went to hunt his blessings and took alongside a pair of sandals. “The Fakir Baba accepted the slippers I gave him. By slapping me with the slippers, it is his technique to bless me. He has eliminated all of the evil shadows, if any, that had been upon me,” the Congress candidate mentioned.
Saklecha is contesting in opposition to
BJP‘s billionaire MLA Chetan Kashyap. In 2008, contesting as an impartial, Saklecha had received the Ratlam meeting seat, however misplaced to Kashyap in 2013 and completed third. Kashyap received the seat in 2018 too and is looking for re-election for a 3rd time.