The woman IPS officer who was seen being pulled up publicly by a BJP MLA has responded through a poem posted on her facebook account and said her tears should not be seen as a sign of her weakness.
IPS officer Charu Nigam was reduced to tears after BJP MLA Radha Mohan Das Aggarwal got into a heated argument with her over evicting protesters. The incident occurred in Kareemnagar area of Gorakhpur where some people, protesting against a liquor shop, were removed by the police. In the visuals shown by television channels, Nigam was seen taking out a handkerchief and wiping her tears amid exchange of words. Later, she accused the MLA of misbehaving and insulting her.
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According to reports, the woman IPS officer has been quite active in the newly formed anti-Romeo squad and has been nick-named by some media organisations as 'Lady Singham' after a Bollywood movie.
In a poem in Hindi, posted on Facebook, Nigam said, "I am not weak because I had tears in my eyes. It was due to the tenderness associated with women." "My training has not taught me to be weak. I just did not expect that SP city Ganesh Saha sir would outrightly reject the irrational argument and talk about my injury,"
"I was the senior-most officer in the police there but when sir came and stood by the force, I got emotional. The media has taken this stand because every one of them saw both incidents and this shows the positivity of the media in Gorakhpur. I am thankful to them to have shown the truth with least manipulation," she added.
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Meanwhile, condemning the incident, the Indian Police Service (Central) Association has called out for suitable punishment in order to enable the police to protect the people. The Congress and Samajwadi party have also sought action against the BJP lawmaker.
However, denying allegations of misbehavior, the MLA Aggarwal accused the IPS officer of exercising high-handedness with the protesters, who were demanding that a liquor outlet in their locality be shut.
(With agency input)
