Archive · 26 Aug 2026
Fire brigade vehicle used to wash BJP MLA’s car
A video showed a fire brigade vehicle washing a politician’s car in Singrauli.
The video received negative comments on social media.
The politician, Ram Niwas Shah, said his building had no municipal water for two days.
He said this happened because a transformer was not working.
The municipality sent a fire vehicle to fill the building’s water tanks.
Shah said his driver asked the workers to wash the car with leftover water.
Municipal chairman Devesh Pandey gave a similar explanation.
He said using the remaining water this way was not intentional.
A video showed a municipal fire brigade vehicle being used to wash BJP MLA Ram Niwas Shah’s car in Singrauli.
Shah said the vehicle had been sent to fill water tanks at his government building.
He attributed the water shortage to a transformer malfunction that disrupted municipal water supply for two days.
Shah said his driver asked fire brigade personnel to wash the car as the vehicle was returning.
Municipal Corporation Chairman Devesh Pandey said the incident was unintentional and that the remaining water was used by the driver.
- Who
- BJP MLA Ram Niwas Shah, his driver, fire brigade personnel, and Municipal Corporation Chairman Devesh Pandey.
- What
- A municipal fire brigade vehicle was filmed being used to wash Shah’s car.
- When
- The video and explanations were reported on Wednesday, August 26; the year is not specified.
- Where
- Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh, at the government building where Shah lives.
- Why
- Shah said the vehicle had been sent to fill the building’s water tanks after a transformer malfunction disrupted municipal water supply.
Public criticism
Officials’ explanation
Use of public emergency equipment
Public criticism
The viral video drew adverse comments on social media because a municipal fire brigade vehicle appeared to be used to wash a politician’s car.
Officials’ explanation
Shah and Devesh Pandey said the vehicle had been sent to supply water to the building and that the car washing resulted from the driver’s request to use remaining water.
Whether the incident was deliberate
Public criticism
The footage prompted criticism over the apparent use of municipal resources for a private car.
Officials’ explanation
Pandey said the use of the remaining water to wash the car was not intentional, while Shah described the driver’s request as casual.
- Location
- Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh
- Politician
- Ram Niwas Shah, BJP MLA from Singrauli
- Vehicle involved
- A municipal fire brigade vehicle
- Water disruption
- The government building reportedly received no municipal water for two days
- Municipal response
- A fire brigade vehicle was sent instead of a water tanker
- Explanation
- Shah said his driver asked personnel to wash the car while the vehicle was returning
- Official comment
- Devesh Pandey said the use of the remaining water was not intentional