Published 14:59 IST, January 30th 2021
CM Shivraj suspends Indore official after IMC workers caught 'dumping' homeless elderly
Madhya Pradesh CM has suspended an Indore Municipal Corporation official after videos of homeless people being driven out of the city went viral on social media
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Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday suspended an Indore Municipal Corporation official after videos of homeless people being driven out of the city and dropped near a village in biting cold went viral on social media. IMC Deputy Commissioner Pratap Solanki was placed under suspension and attached to the Urban Development Directorate in Bhopal, while two civic staff were dismissed from service, PTI quoted officials as saying.
'Inhuman treatment will not be tolerated'
"Inhuman treatment towards the elderly will not be tolerated at any cost. Every aged person should get respect, love and honour. This is our culture and also human religion," CM Chouhan said in a tweet in Hindi.
आज इंदौर में नगर निगम कर्मचारियों द्वारा वृद्धजनों के साथ अमानवीय व्यवहार के संबंध में मुझे जानकारी मिली।
— Shivraj Singh Chouhan (@ChouhanShivraj) January 29, 2021
इस मामले में जिम्मेदार नगर निगम उपायुक्त सहित दो कर्मचारियों को तत्काल प्रभाव से निलंबित करने और कलेक्टर इंदौर को बुजुर्गों की समुचित देखभाल करने का निर्देश दिया है।
बुजुर्गों के प्रति अमानवीय व्यवहार किसी भी कीमत पर बर्दाश्त नहीं किया जायेगा।
— Shivraj Singh Chouhan (@ChouhanShivraj) January 29, 2021
मेरे लिये नर सेवा ही नारायण सेवा है।
हर वृद्ध को आदर, प्रेम और सम्मान मिलना चाहिए; यही हमारी संस्कृति है और मानव धर्म भी।
A disturbing video of the incident, shot by locals was widely shared online which shows the municipal team trying to unload homeless people off a truck parked on the side of the highway. However, they were forced to bring them back after villagers in the Kshipra area noticed them and refused to let the elderly people be abandoned in the bitter cold.
"We have established Rain Baseras (shelters) for the homeless and will probe into why these elderly people were not sent there. We have also sacked two contractual employees in this connection," Abhay Rajangaonkar, Indore Municipal Corporation's Additional Commissioner told ANI.
'Officials working according to BJP's ideology?': Congress
The Congress attacking the ruling BJP government in the state over the incident. "In the name of cleanliness, the officials of the Indore Municipal Corporation left the elderly in the cold. Now, what should the poor officials do... they are working according to the ideology of the BJP? As the BJP left many elderly leaders... like Advaniji, Joshiji, Yashwant Sinha," Congress spokesperson Narendra Saluja said.
इंदौर नगर निगम के अधिकारी स्वच्छता के नाम पर भारी ठंड में बुजुर्गों को शिप्रा छोड़ने पहुँचे -
— Narendra Saluja (@NarendraSaluja) January 29, 2021
अब अधिकारी बेचारे क्या करे वो तो भाजपा की विचारधारा के अनुरूप ही तो काम कर रहे है ?
भाजपा ने भी तो आडवाणी जी , जोशी जी , यशवंत सिन्हा जैसे कई बुजुर्ग नेताओ को कब से छोड़ दिया है ? pic.twitter.com/aYc8JFmXrQ
Indore had won the "cleanest city" award for four consecutive years as decided by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. Indore is looking to win the "cleanest city" award for a fifth consecutive year, ANI reported.
(With agency inputs)
08:33 IST, January 30th 2021