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Hours after The Indian Express reported that athletes at Delhi’s Thyagraj Stadium were were being asked to leave early every day so that Delhi Principal Secretary (Revenue) Sanjeev Khirwar can walk his dog on the tracks, the IAS officer and his wife Rinku Dugga were transferred. While Khirwar has been sent to Ladakh, Dugga was transferred to Arunachal Pradesh. After the news of the transfer, memes flooded social media as netizens were concerned about the pet.
After the report came out, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal issued an order for all sporting facilities in the city to remain open till 10 pm.
As the report sparked outrage cutting across political lines on social media throughout the day, netizens rejoiced after the officers were reprimanded. They shared memes and jokes, wondering what will happen to the pet now.
Along with hashtags #IASOfficer and #IASOfficerCouple, hashtag #WhereWillTheDogGo too dominated trends. Poking fun at the bureaucrats on Twitter, netizens sympathised with the canine.
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https://twitter.com/imMittal/status/1529880341749563393
https://twitter.com/bhejafry_fry/status/1530106674169761792
When contacted by The Indian Express for his comments Wednesday, Khirwar had admitted that he takes his pet for a walk at the facility “sometimes” but denied that it disrupted the practice routine of athletes. He added: “if it’s something objectionable, I will stop it.”
