A video of an Independence Day celebration in Chhattisgarh’s Mungeli district, in which a pigeon is seen being released by a police officer and failing to fly, has gone viral, prompting the officer to demand action against those responsible. Some social media users were quick to note that a similar situation is playing out in season 3 of the popular web series ‘Panchayat’.
During the ceremony, BJP MP and former minister Punnulal Mohle, who was the guest of honour, Mungeli Collector Rahul Deo and Superintendent of Police Girija Shankar Jaiswal were given pigeons to release as a sign of peace and freedom. The birds released by the MP and the collector managed to fly away, but when the SP released the pigeon, it fell to the ground.
Social media user Sachin Gupta shared the video on his ‘X’ account and wrote, “Panchayat-3 was repeated in Chhattisgarh. SP sahab released pigeons on Independence Day. His pigeon fell down instead of flying. Watch the video.” Official sources said on Tuesday that SP has written a letter to the collector seeking disciplinary action.
“During an important national festival like Independence Day, the incident of a pigeon falling on the ground was widely reported on social media and other media outlets. This situation was created as a result of introducing a sick pigeon for flying in the main programme at the district level. If it had happened at the hands of the chief guest of the function and honourable MP, then the situation would have been more unpleasant,” the SP wrote in the letter.
“It is clear that the person responsible for this task has not fulfilled his responsibility properly,” the statement said. The bird is said to be alive.
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