New Delhi, Apr 4 (IT): A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Farrukhabad in Uttar Pradesh is in trouble after an audio clip, where he allegedly threatened to hit an engineer when asked to clear his electricity bills pending for the last seven years, has gone viral on social media.

BJP MP Mukesh Rajput, who is contesting the 2019 Lok Sabha elections from Farrukhabad, threatened to hit the engineer after he refused to waive unpaid bills worth lakhs of rupees.

Tu pitne ka kaam kar raha hai [You are giving me a reason to teach you a lesson], the MP can be heard threatening the engineer over the phone in the clip.

As per the norm, MP Mukesh Rajput was required to obtain a no-objection certificate (NOC) from the power department before filing the nomination papers. Sources say he wanted to file the nomination without paying the dues and even pressurised the executive engineer to completely waive the pending bill.

A video clip that has been shared on social networking sites, the MP raised the matter with the executive engineer but when the official concerned refused to manage’ things on his behalf, Mukesh Rajput threatened to hit him.

The engineer has written to the DM and his seniors informing them about the threat.

Earlier, senior BJP leader Sushil Shakya had broken down after Mukesh Rajput was given the party ticket from Farrukhabad parliamentary constituency.

Mukesh Rajput was declared BJP candidate from Farrukhabad in the second list announced by the party.