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Varun Gandhi demands action against UP officials seen leading procession

Varun Gandhi demands action against UP officials seen leading procession
Written by Siddhant Pandey
Mar 23, 2020, 06:05 pm 3 min read
Varun Gandhi demands action against UP officials seen leading procession

As the entire nation observed a curfew on Sunday, two officials in Uttar Pradesh sparked controversy after they were seen leading a procession in a viral video. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Varun Gandhi on Monday demanded action against the two officials, identified as District Magistrate Vaibhav Srivastava and Superintendent of Police Abhishek Dixit in UP's Pilibhit. Here are more details.

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'Conduct of Pilibhit SP, DM is callous and irresponsible'

Gandhi, who represents the Pilibhit constituency in the Lok Sabha, tweeted on Monday, "While many people, including myself, are in self-quarantine and India battles COVID-19 on a war footing, the conduct of the SP and DM of Pilibhit is callous and irresponsible." He added, "Times like these need mature conduct, like the PM advised. I urge action against those who violated the #JantaCurfew"

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You can view Gandhi's tweet here

While many people,including myself,are in self-quarantine India battles COVID-19 on a war footing,the conduct of the SP DM of Pilibhit is callous irresponsible.Times like these need mature conduct,like the PM advised.I urge action against those who violated the #JantaCurfew pic.twitter.com/7pZuPFBmup

— Varun Gandhi (@varungandhi80) March 23, 2020
Janata Curfew
Modi had asked people to clap hands from their homes

In the wake of an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Prime Minister Narendra Modi had called a nationwide curfew on Sunday. He also urged people to clap their hands or bang plates from their balconies at 5 pm to show respect to the healthcare workers at the frontlines of the outbreak. However, some people stepped out on streets, banging plates, even bursting crackers.

UP incident
Video showing Pilibhit DM, SP leading procession went viral

In UP's Pilibhit DM Srivastava and SP Dixit were seen leading a procession in a video that has since gone viral. While Srivastava was seen clanging a flat metal bell, Dixit was seen blowing a conch. The two were seen walking ahead of a crowd of a dozen people, that was also banging metal plates, ringing bells, and clapping their hands.

Clarification
Pilibhit Police says officials weren't leading procession; blames 'one-sided' reports

The Pilibhit Police later clarified that the officials weren't leading the procession, but directing them to their homes. The police said that some people had stepped out of their homes, but since brute force would not have been reasonable, they led the crowd to their homes. The police blamed "one-sided" news reports for the backlash and attached a video of Srivastava as "proof."

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Here's what DM Srivastava says in the video

DM Srivastava said, "The public has taken the PM's appeal to clap their hands and ring bells quite seriously. But I would appeal everyone to stay inside their homes and not gather in one place since crowds can increase the risk of coronavirus infection."

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You can view the video here

@pilibhitpolice खंडन-DM व SP द्वारा जुलूस नहीं निकाला गया। कुछ जनता चूकि बाहर आ गयी थी अतः भावनात्मक जुड़ाव के द्वारा वहाँ से हटाया गया। चूँकि बल प्रयोग व्यावहारिक नहीं था। मात्र एकतरफ़ा खबर से भ्रामक खबर चलायी गयी है। प्रमाण के रूप में मीडिया बाइट संलग्न है @Uppolice @dgpup pic.twitter.com/NMzVEhnk3A

— pilibhit police (@pilibhitpolice) March 22, 2020
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Siddhant Pandey covers national and health news at NewsBytes. He has over five years of experience working as a multimedia journalist covering hard news in New Delhi. He was previously employed with The Indian Express and News World India and has juggled roles as a correspondent, copy editor, and video producer. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Biotechnology from the Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida.
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