The Madhya Pradesh Congress on Thursday demanded from BJP MLA Akash Vijayvargiya to publicly apologise to the civic official whom he had assaulted with a cricket bat last month and to the people of his constituency.
Notably, Akash Vijayvargiya, the son of senior BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya had assaulted an official of the Indore Municipal Corporation on June 26 during an argument over demolition of a dilapidated building.
The incident, caught on camera, led to the arrest of the 34-year-old lawmaker, who represents the Indore-3 Assembly seat. He was released on bail after spending four days in jail.
While talking to media persons, State Congress Media Coordinator Narendra Saluja said, “According to some media reports, Akash apologised in writing to his party for assaulting the civic official. His regret does not count at all given that the state BJP leadership is trying to cover up its MLA's misdeed since day one.”
"Akash should publicly apologise to the civic official whom he assaulted in full public view. Besides, he should also seek forgiveness from those who voted for him," he said.
Akash Vijayvargiya's conduct had earned the ire of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
At a meeting of the BJP in New Delhi earlier this month, PM Modi gave a stern warning to party leaders, saying, arrogance and misbehaviour cannot be tolerated. PM Modi had said "whoever it may be, whoever's son he may be. Such arrogance, misbehaviour cannot be tolerated and the action should be taken.”