MP Urination Incident: CM Shivraj Washes Victim Dashmat Rawat’s Feet, Seeks Apology

GG News Bureau

Bhopal, 6th July. Days after a guy urinated on tribal laborer Dashmat Rawat, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan met him and washed his feet at the CM House in Bhopal.

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

In a viral video from state’s Sidhi, accused Pravesh Shukla was seen urinating on Rawat. “…I was pained to see that video. I apologise to you. People are like a God to me,” Chouhan tells Rawat, as quoted by the news agency ANI.

#WATCH via ANI Multimedia | Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan washes feet, seeks apology from Sidhi victim at CM’s residence in Bhopalhttps://t.co/8E8ephc1jp

— ANI (@ANI) July 6, 2023

Shivraj Singh Chouhan also went to Bhopal’s Smart City Park and planted saplings with victim Dashmat Rawat.

Speaking on the Sidhi viral video, Chohan said that serving the people is equal to worshipping God. He also said that he was pained by the inhuman incident.

“For me, the poor is God and people are like God to me. Serving the people is equal to worshipping God. We believe that God resides in every human being. I was pained by the inhuman incident that happened with Dashmat Rawat…Respect and security is important for the poor…,” said Shivraj Singh Chouhan.

Pravesh Shukla had been arrested by the police. He was charged with the National Security Act (NSa) after CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan took note of the matter.

“The accused (Pravesh Shukla) was arrested at around 2 am (today). He is currently being interrogated,” Additional SP Anjulata Patle said.