Bhopal: Post “feet wash” episode on camera at Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s residence in Bhopal, the Congress performed “shuddhikaran” (purification) of tribal victim Dashmat Rawat after he returned to his home in Sidhi district.
Dashmat was urinated on the face by a BJP worker Pravesh Shukla. The video went massively viral leading the Shukla’s arrest and partial demolition of his house.
Local Congress leader Gyan Singh, along with his supporters, reached Dashmat’s residence, around 25 km from Sidhi district headquarters, and performed “shuddhikaran” with gangajal.
It was done amid the presence of the family members and Congress supporters, and a video was also recorded and circulated on social media platforms.
In the video, Gyan Singh could be heard requesting Dashmat to allow him to perform the latter’s “shuddhikaran” with gangajal.
“I want to perform a shuddhikaran with your permission. Me (Gyan Singh) Ajay Singh, and all Congress workers are with you. No one can hurt you and your home would be constructed. Please allow me to perform your shuddhikaran, to which Dashmat agreed,” Gyan Singh said.
After performing “shuddhikaran”, Gyan Singh did not miss the opportunity to slam the Chief Minister, Chouhan saying, “CM washed his feet, not his face and head. Therefore, I have performed shuddhikaran of his face.”
After returning to his home, Dashmat had on Friday said Pravesh Shukla should be “forgiven”. “What Pravesh Shukla had done, he has paid a price for that. Now, I would request the government to forgive him. He is a Brahmin of my village,” he said.
Meanwhile, Sidhi district SP Ravindra Verma said that misinformation was being created regarding the viral video and local media channels have reported that the victim in the video was not Dashmat.
“Some news channels are running misleading news that the person seen in the video is not Dashmat Rawat, while the police investigation has confirmed that the person seen in the video is Dashmat Rawat. Therefore, the direct police refute all such misleading news,” he posted a message on his official Twitter handle.
