A peculiar scene was witnessed at Neemuch district collector's office in Madhya Pradesh when a man rolled his way into the office with a long trail of white papers attached to him. The papers, which he made into a long garland and hung over his neck were his "ignored" complaints of corruption against the sarpanch of his village, Kankariya.
Mukesh Prajapat resorted to this unique way during a routine public hearing on Tuesday at the district collector's office. First, he was spotted crawling on his elbows and then he switched to rolling on the road and made his way to the entrance with the long garland over his bare chest.
"I have been complaining about the corrupt sarpanch for six to seven years, but no action has been taken," Prajapat said, with a slipper on his head. "This is not out of self-interest. I am shining a light on corruption in the interest of the country," he added.
Neemuch Sub-Divisional Magistrate Mamata Khede said that this was the complaint of one person and the Panchayat and Rural Development had already conducted a probe into the allegations levelled by him.
District Collector Himanshu Sharma said he has ordered a fresh probe into the complaint and has sought a report within three days.
"A team has been asked to go to the village and look into the complaints of corruption," said the District Collector. "I have asked for a report to be submitted within three days and action will be taken based on that," he added.