When in uniform and on duty, the police cannot bow down to a particular person and seeks their blessings or favors.
But what if it is after their duty time, but still in their uniform?
On Friday, a policeman was spotted seeking blessings from Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adithyanath on the occasion of Guru Purnima in Gorakhnath temple. The resulting viral picture has created a debate on social media on the behaviour of the cop.
The officer in question was Praveen Kumar Singh, CO, Gorakhnath area, Gorakhpur, with many police stations of the area under his charge.
What is more interesting to know is that the cop himself had posted the photographs on Facebook. The pictures showed the cop applying tilak on the CM’s forehead, garlanding him and seeking his blessings by touching his feet, and captioned the pictures- Feeling Blessed.
The cop had written in his post that he was seeking blessings of Yogi Adityanath on the occasion of Guru Poornima, not as the chief minister but as the ‘Muthhadheeshwar’ (Head Priest) of Gorakhnath temple.
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CM Yogi is also Peethadishwar and Mahant of Gorakhnath Muth. However, following a commotion on the pictures, the police officer deleted his post and deactivated his FB account.
In fact, the CO could be seen in the pictures in uniform with a handkerchief on his head kneeling down in front of Yogi Adityanath who is sitting on the seat of ‘peethhadheeshwar.’
The cop was one among a large number of other disciples who were taking Yogi’s blessings on the occasion. While his pictures created a flutter and he was asked about it, the police officer claimed that he was part of the security contingent on temple premises on Guru Purnima.
“After finishing my duty, I also wanted to take his blessings as my ‘Guru’ out of my astha (faith) like any other disciple of Maharaj ji,” said CO Praveen Singh.
He added: “So I took off my belt, cap and other accessories related to my profession, covered my head with my handkerchief and took his blessings as Peethadishwar Mahant Yogi Adityanath in a typically traditional way.”
“My shirt was wet with sweat and I did not lack anywhere in doing my duty. It was a rare occasion as Mahant Yogi Adityanath ji sits in the position of ‘guru’ at Gorakhnath temple at only two occasions — Dussehra and Guru Purnima,” said Singh adding that he was a devotee of temple and it was his sheer devotion and faith which led him to seek ‘Maharaj ji’s’ blessings.
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