Real Life Panchayat 3: Pigeon Doesn’t Fly During Independence Day in Chhattisgarh; SP Orders Action

Raipur: A pigeon released by a police officer during the Independence Day celebration failed to fly off, prompting the officer to demand action against the ones responsible.

A video of this real life scene is making rounds on social media and netizens are identifying it with a similar situation in season 3 of popular web series ‘Panchayat’.

During the Independence Day function in Mungeli in Chhattisgarh, local BJP MLA and former minister Punnulal Mohle, Mungeli Collector Rahul Deo, and Superintendent of Police Girija Shankar Jaiswal were handed pigeons to release, signifying peace and freedom.

The birds released by the MLA and the collector successfully flew off. But the pigeon released by the SP fell to the ground.

A social media user uploaded the clip on his ‘X’ handle with the caption, “Panchayat-3 was repeated in Chhattisgarh. SP sahab released pigeons on Independence Day. His pigeon fell down instead of flying. Watch the video.”

According to reports, on Tuesday, the SP wrote a letter to the collector, seeking disciplinary action.

The letter read, “During a major national festival like Independence Day, the incident of a pigeon falling to the ground was prominently broadcast on social media and other media. This situation was created as a result of presenting a sick pigeon for flying in the main district-level programme. Had it happened at the hands of the chief guest of the function and honourable MLA, then the situation would have been more unpleasant.” the SP wrote in the letter.

“Certainly, the officer responsible for this work has not discharged his responsibility properly,” it added.

The bird is said to be alive, say the reports.