Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan slipped from the stairs of a stage after addressing a rally in Chhatarpur and fell down on Thursday.
The incident occurred on the second day of his “Jan Ashirwad Yatra”. He didn’t get injured in the incident.
Chouhan reached Chhatarpur from Panna on Thursday. After addressing several rallies on the way, he reached Chandla constituency in Chhatarpur district. After finishing his speech there, he was getting down from the dais when he slipped and fell on the stairs.
His security personnel and party workers rushed to his help.
After the incident, yatra convener Prabhat Jha said it was an accident and the chief minister escaped unhurt.
After Chhatarpur, Chouhan made his way to Luv Kush Nagar and addressed a rally there followed by a tour to Maharajpur and Khajurao.
Chhatarpur District Magistrate Ramesh Bhandari said the CM by mistake skipped a step on the stairs, due to which he lost his balance and tripped.
Shivraj Singh Chouhan was in Chhatarpur district as part of his two-day Jan Ashirwad Yatra in Bundelkhand region of the state. On Wednesday, he had visited Damoh and Panna districts.
(With agency inputs)