Overview
- Senior IAS officer Santosh Verma issued an apology on Tuesday, claiming his statement was distorted and alleging a conspiracy against him.
- Video from an AJAKS meeting in Bhopal showed Verma saying reservations should continue until a Brahmin gives his daughter to his son or allows a relationship.
- Brahmin bodies called the remark indecent and casteist and warned of statewide protests if police do not register a case.
- Employees’ leaders said the comment violates Civil Service (Conduct) Rules and pressed the Madhya Pradesh government to act against Verma.
- No formal FIR or government disciplinary action had been reported by Tuesday, even as calls for legal steps intensified.
- Verma was recently reinstated and elected a regional AJAKS president, following earlier allegations in 2021–22 of forging court orders and securing promotion with forged documents.