AGRA, Aug. 27 -- A tense moment unfolded during Uttar Pradesh minister for women and child development Baby Rani Maurya's visit to Etah on Wednesday when she pulled up district magistrate (DM) Arvind Kumar Singh over his alleged failure to respond to her repeated phone calls. "I called you 17 times. This is wrong. This will not be acceptable," Maurya is purportedly heard saying in a video that later went viral.

Maurya was at the Collectorate auditorium to attend an event, where she was accorded a guard of honour. Singh was present at the venue when the minister questioned him about not responding to her calls. "17 phone calls were made to you. This is wrong and will not be acceptable. You should answer the phone," she said, adding that s...