Kolkata: A bizarre incident took place in West Bengal's Bankura district where a man on Saturday started barking like a dog in front of a government officer's vehicle in a bid to get his name fixed on his ration card. The person, identified as Srikanti Dutta, a resident of Keshikol village in the district, asserted that he had applied for correction of his name on the official document three times so far but the rectification never took place.
"The third time my name was written as Srikanti Kutta ('dog' in Hindi) instead of Srikanti Dutta. I was mentally disturbed by this," an aggrieved Dutta told ETV Bharat. Subsequently, he decided to take matters into his own hands. To attract the attention of the Joint Block Development Officer (BDO) when he came to know that his vehicle was passing through his area, Dutta started barking next to the car window where the officer was sitting.
The video that went viral shows standing Dutta barking next to the vehicle of Joint BDO of Bankura block-2. The video also shows the BDO sitting next to the driver stopping the vehicle and taking the paper while handing it over to another official. The Joint BDO was also seen instructing something to the official. The video that has been making rounds on social media has caused major embarrassment to the government.
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"I have been trying to rectify my name on my ration card for one year but every time my name was spelled wrongly. I was frustrated and decided to protest the way they portrayed me," he said. “Chief minister Mamata Banerjee started ‘Duare Sarkar (Government at your doorstep) to provide the basic government facilities to the common people. Initially, my name appeared on my ration card as ‘Srikanta Mondal’ after which I went to Duare Sarkar camp and applied for a change.
“The next time it was printed as ‘Srikanta Dutta’. I am Srikanti and not Srikanta and so again I applied for a change and this time it came as ‘Srikanti Kutta’. This is ridiculous. How many times shall I run after these people? When I went to the joint BDO he refused to speak to me. These government officials are supposed to work for the people but they behave in such a way as if we are asking favours from them. So I decided to protest in this way,” Dutta said.
Though there was no comment available from the district administrative officials, Dutta said that they have promised to rectify the mistake in a couple of days.
