Modi sarkar's 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan' has sent the country on a strict cleanliness drive, and for the first time in India, Agra division of Indian railways put 109 people in jail for 24 hours after they were caught urinating on railway property.
Repulsed by the stench of urine and ugly red pan stains on the corners of almost every government building, senior superintendent of police, GRP, Gopeshnath Khanna ordered his men to conduct a drive against such people and penalise them.
“In a special drive conducted at several stations of Agra division, including Agra Cantt, Agra Fort, Idgah, Raja Ki Mandi and Tundla, 109 men were sent to jail for 24 hours and were penalised up to Rs 500 for urinating in public places on railway properties in front of women and children. They were also fined for creating public nuisance by consuming alcohol or spitting pan masala from the window of trains in public place. The drive is a part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's initiative of 'Swachh Bharat' campaign. The offenders were charged under Section 34 of the Police Act (Punishment for certain offences such as inconvenience, annoyance to passengers or residents in public places, roads, etc.).”
“The message behind such a drive is to convey people, that enough is enough. For more than six decades, our adamant social behaviour has not changed. This city hosts millions of tourist every year, we just can't be negligent and irresponsible when comes to showing etiquettes in public fora.”
