People on Twitter have been aggressively criticizing Khar’s Assistant Commissioner Fazal-ur-Rehman for shamelessly beating up a pakora vendor for not observing lockdown.
Footage of the AC beating the pakora vendor
طا قت کے نشے میں دھت #AC_Khar فضل الرحیم کا ایک غریب پکوڑے فروش پر تشدد,ڈنڈےبرسا کر بھی اسے سکون حاصل نہ ہوسکا,
سوال یہ ہے کے کیا حلال کمانا ایک جرم بن گیا ہے ریاست مدینہ میں؟
یہ رات کو اپنے بچوں کو کیا کھلائے گا؟
یا یہ بھی خودکشی کر لے بھوک سے؟@ImranKhanPTI pic.twitter.com/CWs9XAOO8X
— Meer Ishtiaq Ahmad (@meer_ishtiaq) May 14, 2020
Twitterati’s take on the incident
There is a video on Twitter, of him beating up the poor vendor, clearly shown. This video has been circulating on social media which is from the initial days of the lockdown when the policies were incredibly strict. The question comes to the authorities before it comes to innocent people.
What should these vendors, daily wagers do if not sell their goods to make every day living? It is one thing to oppose their concerns, but another to brutally react to them in response.
طا قت کے نشے میں دھت #AC_Khar فضل الرحیم کا ایک غریب پکوڑے فروش پر تشدد,ڈنڈےبرسا کر بھی اسے سکون حاصل نہ ہوسکا,
سوال یہ ہے کے کیا حلال کمانا ایک جرم بن گیا ہے ریاست مدینہ میں؟
یہ رات کو اپنے بچوں کو کیا کھلائے گا؟
یا یہ بھی خودکشی کر لے بھوک سے؟@ImranKhanPTI pic.twitter.com/CWs9XAOO8X
— Meer Ishtiaq Ahmad (@meer_ishtiaq) May 14, 2020
There has been an uproar on Twitter. People are extremely angered by the incident. They are vehemently condemning the act, highlighting the government official’s unquestionable power.
طا قت کے نشے میں دھت #AC_Khar فضل الرحیم کا ایک غریب پکوڑے فروش پر تشدد,ڈنڈےبرسا کر بھی اسے سکون حاصل نہ ہوسکا,
سوال یہ ہے کے کیا حلال کمانا ایک جرم بن گیا ہے ریاست مدینہ میں؟
یہ رات کو اپنے بچوں کو کیا کھلائے گا؟
یا یہ بھی خودکشی کر لے بھوک سے؟@ImranKhanPTI pic.twitter.com/CWs9XAOO8X
— Meer Ishtiaq Ahmad (@meer_ishtiaq) May 14, 2020
One is explaining the incident saying, “This is a month’s old video. I am a witness to this incident. The Pakora wala continued to oppose the lockdown due to which the AC had to take action on. Later, AC went to his home and apologized. But some Qabza mafia is creating a conspiracy against AC.”
He should be immediately terminated !
This is barbaric.!!!
— Meer Ishtiaq Ahmad (@meer_ishtiaq) May 14, 2020
@shah_sb1 Animals are equal, but some are more equal than the others mate. Ogora corporations sara treatment o ghareebano haal.
— Nouman Muhib Kakakhel (@NoumanMuhib) May 14, 2020
And then there are those, “Sheer brutality & this has been a routine thing in our country where poor vendors are treated like this by these bureaucrats.I have seen so many such incidents in b.bazar and H.abad by the police as well. One can except such act frm an illiterate SHO but not frm AC.”
#ACKhar must clear his position on this. This is not what civil servants are trained and taught, no matter what the crime is. This act has downgraded not only the position itslef, but this very gentelman, who was having a very good image in my mind.@RehanZeb21 https://t.co/KpphFEw6WS
— Shah Khalid Mohmand (@imdrshah) May 14, 2020
AC’s Apology to the Vendor
Rumour has it that on Twitter, the assistant commissionar also apologised to the vendor, saying that he was shameful for what he did. This obviously happened when a lot of people ridiculed the AC for committing such a heinous act. People wanted him to be gone.
While there are some government officials bringing pride to our land, some are engaged in shameless activities that are difficult to describe.
Dear Mr. #AC_Khar Public want to hear your version. Which law permitted you to use stick to physically abuse this guy? I watched a video of yours a few days ago & i was impressed by your work but…? https://t.co/1Z6pksCer8
— Saifullah Muhib Kakakhel (@SaifullahMuhib) May 14, 2020
As long as people condemn the wrongdoer, our faith in humanity is safe but then there are apologizers of the incident that have completely lost the better perspective to see how wrong beating up a poor man is in public.
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