SOU Dy Collector put under suspension over remarks in viral audio clip

Statue of Unity: The Deputy Collector responsible for the Statue of Unity, Nilesh Dubey has been put under suspension with his headquarters at Bhavnagar after audio of his remarks regarding tribal community went viral. A group of tribal community people had agitated against the audio and demanded actions against Dubey. The locals had also given a bandh call. BJP leader and former minister Ganpat Vasava had also written a letter to the State government seeking actions against Dubey.

A purported audio clip of the deputy collector Nilesh Dubey’s conversation with CISF (Central Industrial Security Force) officer Mr. Sharma had gone viral on social media. In the purported audio clop, he was saying to a person on call, “These are tribal people. They earlier didn’t get food. They used to sit outside wearing Chaddi (shorts). They now wear pants and shirts as they got jobs. They are the people eating herbs in jungles. They don’t have etiquettes. I will convince them a little.”

Dubey had meanwhile conveyed media that the audio clip was edited and only portion of full conversation was made viral. Dubey had conveyed the press that in said phone call, he had intervene to seek favor for local staffer of Statue of Unity who had earlier entered into an argument with CISF. DeshGujarat