Police have registered a case against a Shiv Sena (UBT) activist and others after they barged into a municipal official’s chamber in Maharashtra’s Nashik district and released two puppies from sacks onto his desk to protest against the growing stray dog menace, officials said.
It was unclear whether Randhave’s party supported his protest. The chief officer informed the protesters that the civic body had already issued work tenders to address the issue, but the assurance failed to cool down Randhave, who warned of further demonstrations, saying, “If you fail to act, we will bring more dogs to your office next time, along with children and women affected by the problem. Randhave also placed a garland made of currency notes on the official’s desk to register his protest against the civic administration’s alleged inaction.
He claimed that over 400 stray dogs roam within the Nagar Panchayat limits and that more than 100 residents suffer dog bites every month, posing a severe threat to children, senior citizens, and motorists, particularly during the ongoing Ganesh festival.
“We have been trying to highlight the stray dog menace to you for the last six months, but you ignored our pleas,” Randhave is heard telling Bhamre in the video. “While one may question the inaction of the civic authorities to curb the dog bites and to shift the dogs to proper shelters with proper care, the protest should NOT have had the dogs being handled in such a manner,” Thackeray said.
