New Delhi: In a damage control exercise after the infamous peeing incident on a tribal labourer, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister on Thursday met the victim and honoured him with a shawl.
Shivraj Singh Chouhan also personally apologized to the labourer Dashmat Rawat, who was urinated upon and was seen washing latter’s feet, as a mark of respect.
Apologizing for the embarrassing incident, MP CM said, “I was pained to see that video. I apologise to you. People are like a God to me.”
He also shared the picture of him meeting with Dashmat Rawat on his Twitter handle.
मन दु:खी है; दशमत जी आपकी पीड़ा बाँटने का यह प्रयास है, आपसे माफी भी माँगता हूँ, मेरे लिए जनता ही भगवान है! pic.twitter.com/7Y5cleeceF
— Shivraj Singh Chouhan (@ChouhanShivraj) July 6, 2023
A day ago, the Sidhi peeing incident video circulated like wildfire on social media, in which an influential person Pravesh Shukla was caught on camera urinating on the tribal labourer. The video created immense anger & outrage, with people demanding strictest punishment for the accused.
Shivraj Singh Chouhan also took Dashmat Rawat to Bhopal’s Smart City Park to plant a sapling.
Accused’s house bulldozed
After the peeing video went viral and created huge uproar, the MP police swooped down on the accused and nabbed him on the intervening night of July 4 and July 5.
A day ago, the MP administration rushed bulldozers to his house to raze a portion of his house for illegally encroaching government land. Govt officials reached his house with JCB machine on Wednesday evening and demolished a part of his residence. Reports, quoting SDM Nilamber Mishras said that one-third of accused’s house was demolished.
Meanwhile, the father of accused Ramakant Shukla sought to distance himself from the wicked acts of his son and squarely blamed him.
“If my son is guilty, he should be punished. He could be hanged rather than demolishing the entire house,” he said angrily.
“The family isn’t at fault. We have little girls… where will they go? We’ll all die,” he further said.
