- A man wearing a dog mask protested alleged dog sterilisation irregularities in Khandwa
- Opposition leader Deepak Rathore accused Khandwa Municipal Corporation of financial misuse
- District administration assured investigation into complaints about the sterilisation program
A protest involving a man wearing a dog mask at a public grievance hearing in Madhya Pradesh's Khandwa district has drawn attention to another unusual dog-related civic matter from Jaipur. While the Khandwa protest raised allegations about irregularities in a dog sterilisation programme, an old post about the Jaipur Nagar Nigam website highlighted its unusually direct complaint categories for animal-related issues.
The weekly public grievance hearing at the Collectorate office in Khandwa took an unusual turn on Tuesday when a man wearing a dog mask arrived to submit a complaint against the Khandwa Municipal Corporation. The protest was brought to the hearing by Khandwa Municipal Corporation Leader of Opposition Deepak "Mullu" Rathore, who said it was meant to highlight alleged irregularities in the civic body's dog sterilisation drive and seek accountability for the use of public funds.
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Dog Mask Protest In Khandwa
Rathore alleged that the Municipal Corporation had committed financial irregularities involving lakhs of rupees in the name of sterilising stray dogs. He claimed that the sterilisation programme was being conducted only on paper and alleged that government funds allocated for the campaign had been misappropriated.
Deepak Rathore "Mullu", Leader of Opposition, Khandwa Municipal Corporation, said that the protest was intended to highlight alleged irregularities and seek accountability for the use of public funds.
The district administration has taken the complaint seriously and assured the complainants of an investigation. Additional Collector Kashi Ram Badole said a complaint concerning the functioning of the dog sterilisation centre and alleged corruption had been received during the public hearing.
Jaipur Website's Unusual Dog Complaint Categories
Amid videos of the unusual protest, users also noticed an earlier post by X user Ravi Handa, who had shared a screenshot of the Jaipur Nagar Nigam website and pointed out its direct Hindi-language categories for animal-related complaints.
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According to the viral post, the portal has several sub-categories that residents can choose while registering complaints, including "There are too many dogs," "There are too many monkeys," "There are too many pigs," and "The dog has gone mad and needs to be caught."
Sharing the screenshot, Ravi wrote, "I love how real the Jaipur Nagar Nigam website is. Yes. This is the official website."
The dog-masked protest has brought attention to a screenshot shared by X user Ravi Handa on social media.
The post claimed that the website's complaint section had unusually direct categories. NDTV checked the complaint box section of the Jaipur Nagar Nigam website. The section shows the following options:
- Stray Dog Concern
- Monkey Related Concern
- Stray Pig Concern
- Aggressive Dog - Assistance required
- Other Stray Animal Concern
While the viral post cited unusual complaint categories, NDTV's check of the Jaipur Nagar Nigam website found differently worded options for animal-related complaints.
