India, April 27 -- Northern states in India have been reeling under heatwave conditions, with other regions of the country also witnessing hot and humid weather, over the past few days. Amid this, Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Monday shared a "traditional" hack at a public gathering in Madhya Pradesh, urging people to carry an onion in their pocket.

"I look a little young, but my soul is very old. Keep an onion in your pocket. Nothing will happen to you (Pocket mein pyaaz le jao.kuch nahi hoga),"he said in Shivpuri.

While making the remark, Scindia reached into his pocket and took out an onion to show it to the crowd, a video shared by ANI news agency showed.

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