Bureaucrats there to pick up our slippers, says Uma Bharti; later expresses regret

Senior BJP leader Uma Bharti, who is known for making controversial remarks, sparked another controversy with her remarks that government officials are there only to “pick up our (leaders’) slippers”.

As a video containing Bharti’s critical comments against bureaucracy surfaced on social media on Monday, the former Union minister expressed regret over her intemperate language used during an interaction with a delegation. The video was shared by several social media users.

“Aapko Nahi Pata Bureaucracy Kuchh Nahi Hoti, Chappal Uthanewali Hoti Hai. Chappal Uthati Hai Hamari. Hum Log Hi Raji Ho Jate hai Uske Liye. (You do not know that bureaucracy is nothing. Bureaucracy is there to pick up our chappals (slippers). They pick up our slippers. We only got agreed for that),” she is heard saying in the video.