Overview

• State BJP leaders in Bhopal summoned Mehgaon MLA Narendra Singh Kushwaha on Friday and issued a strict warning to maintain decorum, calling his conduct gross indiscipline.
• A widely shared video shows Kushwaha abusing Bhind Collector Sanjeev Shrivastava during a protest over alleged fertiliser scarcity and raising his hand as if to strike the officer.
• Collector Shrivastava says there is no fertiliser shortage, distribution is being regulated to prevent black marketing, and cases of sand theft were filed against several people accompanying the MLA.
• Kushwaha has complained to Speaker Narendra Singh Tomar, alleging the officer disrespected an elected representative and wrongly linked the issue to sand mining.
• The Madhya Pradesh IAS Officers’ Association met Chief Minister Mohan Yadav to demand action, saying attempts to intimidate field officers undermine administrative integrity.