Days after BJP legislator Akash Vijayvargiya thrashed a municipal officer with a cricket bat, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath took an apparent dig at him by saying, "Cricket bat should be used to symbolise nation's victory, not defeat of democracy." The chief minister also advised youngsters, especially young lawmakers, to shun violence.
Akash Vijayvargiya, a first-time BJP legislator who represents the assembly seat of Indore-3, has been sent to jail till July 7. A video of him assaulting the civic body official was widely shared on social media. He is the son of BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya.
In a release, Kamal Nath said, "India has two distinct features. First, it is the world's largest democracy and second, it houses the largest youth population in the world. Young public representatives, you have the duty to make laws, not to take law into your hands on the streets." Kamal Nath is a Congress leader.