Archive · 4 Sep 2026
Former BJP Minister Alleges Poor People Face Corruption Extortion
Former minister Jayant Malaiya said poor people are sometimes asked for money before officials do their work.
He mentioned leaders, officers, corporators and municipal employees.
He made these comments at a meeting in Damoh.
He compared poor people to sugarcane squeezed from both sides.
Malaiya said he was not attacking his political party or the government.
Instead, he said he wanted to warn leaders about alleged corruption.
He also said he had requested an investigation.
The Opposition is using his comments to pressure the government.
Former finance minister Jayant Malaiya alleged that leaders and officials take money from poor people for routine work.
He made the remarks during a Damoh Nagar Palika meeting chaired by the collector on Wednesday.
Malaiya compared poor people to sugarcane being crushed from both ends.
He said he was not criticizing the Bharatiya Janata Party or the government, but was sounding an alarm.
He said he had asked Urban Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya and the additional chief secretary to investigate various issues.
- Who
- Former Madhya Pradesh finance minister and BJP leader Jayant Malaiya made the allegations; leaders, officers, corporators and municipal officials were the groups he criticized.
- What
- Malaiya alleged that money is being taken from poor people instead of officials completing their work.
- When
- The remarks were made on Wednesday.
- Where
- The remarks were made during a Damoh Nagar Palika meeting chaired by the collector.
- Why
- Malaiya said he was sounding an alarm about alleged corrupt practices and seeking an investigation.
Corruption Allegations
Government And Party Clarification
Meaning of the remarks
Corruption Allegations
Malaiya alleged that leaders, officers, corporators and municipal officials are taking money from poor people instead of doing their work.
Government And Party Clarification
Malaiya clarified that he was not speaking against the Bharatiya Janata Party or the government, saying he intended to sound an alarm about alleged practices.
Political impact
Corruption Allegations
The Opposition has treated the remarks as evidence supporting its criticism and is using them to pressure the government.
Government And Party Clarification
Malaiya presented his comments as a call for investigation rather than an attack on the party or government.
- Speaker
- Jayant Malaiya, former finance minister and veteran BJP leader
- Meeting
- Damoh Nagar Palika meeting
- Meeting chair
- The district collector
- Allegation
- Poor people are allegedly being charged money for official work
- Investigation requests
- Malaiya said he complained to Urban Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya and the additional chief secretary
- Political reaction
- The Opposition has used the remarks to build pressure on the government
- Publicity
- A video of Malaiya's comments was reported to have gone viral on social media