‘Our fault, I accept it’: On Day 1 of posting, UP SDM Rinku Singh Rahi does sit-ups in front of advocates; takes responsibility for tehsil filth | Bareilly News
NEW DELHI: IAS officer Rinku Singh Rahi, on his first day as Sub-Divisional Magistrate of Puwaiyan tehsil in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh, performed sit-ups in front of advocates on Tuesday after acknowledging issues with the cleanliness of the tehsil premises.During his inspection of the tehsil office, Rahi found people urinating in the open and the premises littered. He made the offenders do sit-ups in public as a corrective measure.A group of striking advocates later confronted Rahi about the unclean state of the tehsil premises, including dirty toilets and stray animals. The SDM admitted the shortcoming and performed sit-ups while holding his ears, according to PTI.The incident was captured on video and circulated on social media.Rahi enforced similar disciplinary measures on parents of school children found wandering on the premises, making them do sit-ups to discourage such behavior.“The advocates were on strike. When I met them, they asked me about the sit-ups. I explained that the act was meant to prevent repeat offences. They then pointed out that the tehsil premises were also dirty and asked if I would do sit-ups for that too. I said yes, since it was our fault, I did it,” Rahi said.“The tehsildar told me that there was a lot of filth here 10 days ago, he has got the filth cleaned to a large extent. Even after this, if the problem remained then it is our mistake and I accept it,” the SDM added.The SDM had previously instructed people to use toilets, but some individuals continued to urinate in the open, which led to the disciplinary action.
