’I apologise’: Shivraj Chouhan washes feet of tribal amid urination incident row

Mangalore Today News Network

Bhopal, July 06, 2023: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday met the tribal labourer, on whom a man had urinated. Shivraj Singh Chouhan washed the feet of the labourer, Dashmat Rawat, as a mark of respect.

 

Pravesh Shukla, the man who was caught on camera urinating on the labourer in Sidhi district, was arrested on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday. A video of the act had gone viral and triggered an uproar.

The Chief Minister apologised to Dashmat Rawat for the incident. Pictures of him washing the feet of the labourer were shared on Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s 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

Shivraj Singh Chouhan took Dashmat Rawat to the Smart City Park for planting a tree. The Chief Minister was seen planting a sapling with the labourer.

The state government on Wednesday demolished parts of a property owned by the accused following the incident.

Before meeting the labourer, the Chief Minister said on Wednesday that his heart was deeply disturbed and filled with pain on seeing the video. He said he would meet the victim and his family in Bhopal.

An FIR was filed against Pravesh Shukla under Sections 294 (Obscene acts) and 504 (Intentional insult to provoke breach of the peace) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and under the SC/ST Act.

The accused has also been slapped with charges under the National Security Act (NSA).

Courtesy: India Today