Akash Vijayvargiya: 10 Things About BJP MLA Who Thrashed Civic Officer With Bat

The BJP finds itself on the back foot after Akash Vijayvargiya, BJP MLA from Indore III and son of BJP National General Secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya, thrashed a civic official in public.

Indore: In this video still BJP MLA Akash Vijayvargiya is seen assaulting a civic official with a cricket bat in Indore, Wednesday, June 26, 2019. (PTI Photo)

NEW DELHI: The BJP finds itself on the back foot after Akash Vijayvargiya, BJP MLA from Indore III and son of BJP National General Secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya, thrashed a civic official in public. A video of the alleged assault went viral on social media, after which the police filed an FIR against Akash and 10 others. A case was registered against him in section 353, 294, 506, 147, 148 of obstruction, assault and rioting and obstructing government work. Akash was arrested and produced before Judicial Magistrate (First Class) Gaurav Garg, where the magistrate turned down his bail plea and sent the MLA in judicial custody till July 11.

• Akash Vijayvargiya, 34, is a newly elected member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Indore-3 constituency.
• He defeated Congress veteran and three-time MLA Ashwin Joshi by a margin of over 5700 votes to win his debut election.
• His father, Kailash Vijayvargiya, is a National General Secretary of the Bhartiya Janata Party.
• Among the locals, Akash Vijayvargiya's is known as a soft-spoken and humble leader. They are shocked with the MLA thrashing the municipal officer with a cricket bat.
• He completed his studies from Indore and Kolkata. He also went abroad for higher education but returned as he wanted to enter politics like Kailash Vijayvargiya, and looked after his father's constituency in his absence.
• Mostly, Akash spends his time in resolving people's grievances of his constituency and attending religious ceremonies.
• Akash, a devotee of Lord Shiva, has also founded an organisation by the name of 'Dev Se Mahadev Welfare Society.
• The Congress says that the incident is the result of long-standing intra-party rivalry between Akash Vijayavargiya's father and Indore mayor Malini Gaud.
• While the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is not ready to come out openly on this issue, party sources say that the matter has been taken up seriously.
• The Congress has slammed the BJP for the Indore incident and accused it of disturbing the law and order situation in the state.