{
  "id": 8371648,
  "title": "'Monarchy ended but...': Scindia faces backlash as video shows MP rebuke citizen flagging poor roads",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/monarchy-ended-but-scindia-faces-backlash-as-video-shows-mp-rebuke",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-19T03:20:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/cjp-takes-monarchy-jibe-at-jyotiraditya-scindia-as-guna-mp-rebukes-man-flagging-poor-roads-101789784857620.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia faced backlash on social media after a video surfaced of him rebuking a voter for using harsh language regarding poor road conditions. The Rajya Sabha MP, who is also the head of the erstwhile Gwalior royal family, told the citizen, \"Never use this language in front of me.\" Scindia, representing the BJP in Madhya Pradesh's Guna constituency, was criticized for his \"arrogant\" attitude, with some users suggesting that citizens are voters, not subjects in his \"kingdom.\" The video came to light as Scindia inaugurated development projects in Guna's Bamori area, including a new degree college, a bridge and a power substation, to mark Prime Minister Narendra Modi's birthday.",
  "summary": "This came after a video of Scindia's interaction with a voter went viral on social media, in which the Rajya Sabha MP rebuked a man flagging poor roads.",
  "key_points": [
    "Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia rebuked a citizen for harsh language about poor roads.",
    "Scindia, head of Gwalior royal family, criticized as arrogant.",
    "Video surfaced during inauguration of development projects in Guna's Bamori area."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}