Sonu Nigam condemns Tripura DM's behaviour at wedding, says 'this is deplorable'

Singer  Sonu Nigam recently took to Instagram and shared a video while calling out West Tripura's district magistrate (DM) Sailesh Kumar Yav who on April 28 hijacked a wedding despite all COVID safety protocols being followed. He also threatened to arrest groom and his kin for organising wedding amid pandemic. Sonu refrained from speaking against unlawful activity of DM, but he spoke against ways DM behaved with people at wedding. Sonu said that he was upset after he watched video where District Magistrate entered wedding ceremony and shouted at bridegroom and guests. 

Sonu Nigam upset with Tripura DM's behaviour 

video began with Sonu expressing his displeasure over DM’s behavior and said, “I was upset after watching how DM shouted at guests in viral video. How dare you speak to people like this?” Even PM Narendra Modi is respectful to citizens while dressing m despite being at such great post.” Sonu shared that DM should have been respectful even if families were breaking curfew rules and could have explained m in a better way rar than shouting at m. Sonu furr explained importance of a wedding for bride and groom and shared that one must always be respectful when it comes to talking to ors and especially during somebody’s good times. singer insisted that official ruined special day for family. While captioning post, Sonu wrote, “District Magistrate Shailesh Kumar Yav, this is deplorable.” 

DM apologises for behaviour

 In a video of incident which has gone viral on social media, DM can be seen barging into wedding venue at Agartala along with policemen whom he orders to drive or guests out of venue and threatened to arrest groom. District Magistrate Sailesh Kumar Yav can be heard asking guests to 'get out' while he calls groom 'idiot'. DM claimed that family h 'violated government order' on COVID norms and is also seen nudging a policeman to arrest groom, saying 'put him behind bars'. DM n pulls groom by his hand and forces him to reveal his name following which he brings latter in front of camera, for what looked like a photo op, while he pushed anor man by his neck and claimed that he h to be arrested for 'obstructing public duty'. 

After incident caught fire on social media and received criticism from people on Internet, DM apologised for disrupting marriage at Manikya Court in Tripura, saying he didn’t intend to “hurt anyone’s sentiments”. DM said that everyone who gared at function was in violation of Section 144. More than 30 people were arrested I apologise if any individual or group is pained by last night's action. But what was done last night was only for benefit and well-being of people. My aim was not to pain or humiliate anyone," Yav said in his apology to reporters on April 27.

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