Serious questions have once again been raised on law and order in Balodabazar district of Chhattisgarh. The incident of a man openly drinking alcohol while sitting in the middle of the road in front of Atal Complex in Garden Chowk, one of the busiest and sensitive areas of the city, is not only shocking, but also exposes the administrative negligence and police negligence. A video of the incident went viral on social media, sparking anger in the city.
people were drinking alcohol as mute spectators
According to eyewitnesses, the incident took place at Garden Chowk in Balodabazar district, where a drunken man sat in the middle of the road in front of Atal Complex and started drinking alcohol openly. He had no fear of anyone nor was he worried that his actions were disrupting traffic. During this incident, vehicular traffic was disrupted for some time. Pedestrians had to stop their vehicles, causing a traffic jam. People were feeling restless, but neither the police nor any responsible officer reached the spot.
Two days old incident, now viral video
It is being told that this incident is about two days old. A passerby captured the entire incident on his mobile phone and posted it on social media. As soon as the video went viral, there was an uproar in the city. It is clearly visible in the video that a drunkard is sitting fearlessly drinking alcohol in the middle of the road. People are passing by, vehicles are passing by, but no one is trying to stop or explain to him. This scene raises many questions.
There is a lot of anger among the people of the city after the video surfaced. People say that if such activities can happen in the main square of the city, that too in the daytime, then the situation in other areas can be easily predicted.
Incident in sensitive area, still no action
The most shocking thing is that the area where this incident took place is considered extremely sensitive from administrative and legal point of view. The police station is just 150 meters away from Garden Chowk, the court is about 200 meters away, and the collector office and other important government offices are on the same road. But, the incident of drinking alcohol on the road during the day raises serious questions on police patrolling and monitoring. People say that if the police had done regular patrolling in the area, such an incident would not have happened.
