PM rejects Akash's conduct; says 'arrogance' won't be tolerated in BJP

The party might now take disciplinary action against Akash, said sources

At a meeting of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi disapproved of the conduct of Madhya Pradesh legislator Akash Vijayvargiya, the son of senior party leader Kailash Vijayvargiya, who had beaten up a civic official in Indore with a cricket bat last week.

Modi did not name 34-year-old Akash, but sources said the message was clear: the party will not tolerate “arrogance and misbehaviour”. The PM also bemoaned the defence that Vijayvargiya senior put up for his son’s deed.

Vijayvargiya senior, a party general secretary, was present at the meeting. Modi said generations of BJP