Uma Bharti, senior BJP politician and a former union minister expressed regret after she was caught on camera using derogatory words for India’s bureaucrats. Bharti’s video circulated on social media shows her saying that officials are around only \"to pick up our slippers\" and have \"no standing (aukat)\". The video has been shared by Congress leaders who slammed her for her comments. Following a backlash, she apologised for her \"intemperate\" language.