Punjab education official suspended after dance video in office goes viral
The Punjab government identified the officer as Devi Prasad, posted in the Baghapurana sub-division. In a statement, the education department said Prasad was suspended 'for his misconduct in viral video,' with the action taken by education secretary Anindita Mitra after minister Harjot Singh Bains intervened.
An education department official from Moga, identified as Devi Prasad, has been suspended after his video of dancing with his wife inside office premises went viral. The video was reportedly uploaded on his wife's YouTube channel @IndianExpress @iepunjab @ieeducation_job pic.twitter.com/YkYojRGkDH
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'Strict action will be taken against any official found violating rules or failing in their duties,' Bains said.
Moga deputy commissioner Sagar Setia said a showcause notice was issued to Prasad as soon as the video surfaced. The one-minute clip, later shared widely online, shows the officer and his wife performing to the Bollywood song 'Tum roothi raho, main manata rahun, ki inn adaayon pe aur pyaar aata hai.'
According to a senior Moga education department official, Prasad told authorities that the video was filmed in July while he was on election duty. He claimed he had spent a few hours in his office with his family, during which the clip was shot 'for entertainment purposes only.' He added that his wife runs a YouTube channel and the video had been uploaded there by their children before it was picked up and circulated on social media.
'We are still waiting for his written reply to the showcause notice, which is expected on Wednesday,' the official said.
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