'Panchayat 3 Pigeon Flying Scene Repeats In Chhattisgarh': Internet Can't Stop Watching

New Delhi: A video from the 78th Independence Day celebrations in Chhattisgarh is going viral on social media where a dove (white pigeon)-flying ceremony didn’t take off as expected. Rather, it reminded people a 'go kabutar go' scene from the recently released ‘Panchayat Season 3’.

In the video which is viral on social media, one can see a dove-flying ceremony with several dignitaries including the Superintendent of Police (SP) and other officials.

The moment became interesting when two doves, who were handed over to other officials, successfully took off, but the one handed over to the SP, failed to fly and abruptly fell on the ground. 

Seeing his dove falling on the ground, the SP gave a shocking reaction and asks one of the persons there to check what happened. The video has so far garnered over 65,000 views, over 1.3K likes. 

People found out a similarity between the Chhattisgarh incident to a scene in Panchayat season 3, saying “Chhattisgarh Mei Panchayat-3 repeat ho Gai.”

During the function, BJP MLA and former minister Punnulal Mohle who was the chief guest, Mungeli Collector Rahul Deo, and Superintendent of Police Girija Shankar Jaiswal were handed pigeons to release, signifying peace and freedom.

The birds released by the MLA and the collector successfully flew off. However, when the SP released the pigeon, it fell to the ground. Social media user Sachin Gupta shared the video on his 'X' handle and wrote, "Panchayat-3 was repeated in Chhattisgarh. SP sahab released pigeons on Independence Day. His pigeon fell down instead of flying. Watch the video." Official sources on Tuesday said the SP wrote a letter to the Collector, seeking disciplinary action.

"During a major national festival like Independence Day, the incident of a pigeon falling to the ground was prominently broadcast on social media and other media. This situation was created as a result of presenting a sick pigeon for flying in the main district-level programme. Had it happened at the hands of the chief guest of the function and honourable MLA, then the situation would have been more unpleasant," the SP wrote in the letter.

"Certainly, the officer responsible for this work has not discharged his responsibility properly," it said. The bird is stated to be alive. 

With inputs from PTI