Agencies

"Dadagiri nahin chalegi," says Renuka Singh, Minister of State for Tribal Affairs, at the virus quarantine centre at Balrampur, around 400 km from Chhattisgarh capital Raipur.

A union minister warns that she "knows how to take people to a room and beat them with belts" as she is caught on camera threatening officials at a coronavirus quarantine centre in Chhattisgarh. The minister, Renuka Singh, was filmed making these comments on Sunday.

"Dadagiri nahin chalegi," says Renuka Singh, Minister of State for Tribal Affairs, at the virus quarantine centre at Balrampur, around 400 km from Chhattisgarh capital Raipur.

"No one should think our government is not in power. We ruled for 15 years. The central government has enough money for coronavirus. I will make sure people get the funds they need. Don't think these saffron-wearing BJP workers are weak," Ms Singh rails at officials who are not visible in the video clip.

"Andheri kothri me le ja ke na main belt khol ke thokna jaanti hu bohot acche se (I know how to lock people in a room and beat them with a belt)," the minister continues.