M.P. Minister expresses regret on body-shaming remarks on woman colleague after backlash

Madhya Pradesh Cabinet Minister and senior BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya on Tuesday (September 23, 2026) expressed regret over his recent controversial remarks on the body of a woman party councillor from Indore.

Mr. Vijayvargiya’s remarks at an event on Sunday (September 20) in the city, in which he jokingly said that the councillor’s width had increased a little, drew sharp criticism from the Congress that termed it an insult to women. He, however, alleged that his remarks were portrayed in the wrong manner by the Congress.

In a video statement, Mr. Vijayvargiya said, “A lot of development work has been done by her in her ward in my assembly constituency. Whatever I said about her has been presented in the wrong manner by the Congress people.”