Shajapur: Additional District Magistrate Manjusha Roy slapped a youth for opening a store in Madhya Pradesh’s Shajapur in violation of the continuing Covid-19 curfew imposed by the state authorities to sort out the surge in coronavirus instances.
The youth shopkeeper, nevertheless, cried foul over the Additional District Magistrate’s motion and mentioned the shutter of his store was closed when the incident befell.
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“The shutter was down, still the policemen pulled it up. The ADM slapped me the policeman even hit me with stick,” ANI quoted the shopkeeper as saying.
The video of the incident, which befell throughout the sealing of retailers as a part of following the Covid-19 lockdown tips, has gone viral on social media with netizens questioning the extent of authorities utilizing their energy to impose protocol throughout the pandemic.
Take notice of the incident, Madhya Pradesh Education Minister Inder Singh Parmar mentioned motion will likely be taken towards the Additional District Magistrate if wanted.
“I got information about the incident. ADM has not behaved properly. If needed, will take action against the officer,” mentioned Parmar.
This comes as a number of different incidents too have been reported in latest weeks in different states with the folks complaining in regards to the administration’s inflexible angle whereas guaranteeing the Covid protocols are adopted throughout the pandemic.
