Hyderabad, Jan. 1 -- Madhya Pradesh minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Kailash Vijayvargiya had to eat humble pie and apologise after verbally clashing with a journalist over deaths caused by contaminated water in Indore. In a video posted by NDTV journalist Anurag Dwary, the minister curtly responds with the word "ghanta" (useless) after being pressed over the issue.

The video was posed on Dwary's X handle on December 31, which has since gained thousands of views. The matter pertains to the death of about eight people in the area of Bhagairathpura due to contaminated water. Dwary in public asked Vijayvargiya about still not getting drinking water, to which the minister responds saying, "Chodo yaar, phokat prashn mat puchiye, ...