India, Dec. 23 -- A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) functionary in Madhya Pradesh is at the centre of a big controversy over a video purportedly showing her in a heated exchange with a visually impaired woman at a church. The BJP leader, identified as the party's district vice-president Anju Bhargava, can be seen shouting at the visually-impaired woman in the clip, asking her why she brought along a little girl "among Christians".

The video was widely shared online by several users, including some Congress leaders who lashed out at the BJP over it. "This ignorance and cruelty is the easiest way to advance in the BJP. These people are stains on society," Congress leader Supriya Shrinate wrote, sharing the purported clip.

The video also drew...