Overview
- During a heated budget-session debate, Kailash Vijayvargiya used an unparliamentary remark toward Leader of the Opposition Umang Singhar, prompting multiple adjournments and regret from Speaker Narendra Singh Tomar.
- Chief Minister Mohan Yadav apologized in the House for the incident, while Vijayvargiya expressed regret, calling it a rare loss of temper in his decades-long legislative career.
- Responding to an adjournment motion on the Bhagirathpura tragedy, Vijayvargiya said he takes moral responsibility, described the episode as a stain on Indore, and cited action against officials following a government committee’s findings.
- The government maintains that 22 people died in the contamination incident, whereas Congress leaders allege about 35 deaths and accuse the state of concealing data while demanding accountability.
- Vijayvargiya drew further criticism for describing Bhagirathpura residents as uneducated and likening the area to Mumbai’s Dharavi, as Congress members escalated protests including poster burning and calls for his resignation.