A video of a group of 'kanwariyas' dancing inside a Delhi Metro train has gone viral on social media, forcing the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to warn that all commuters to maintain discipline and decorum while travelling in the train.
This note of caution came in the backdrop of the video clip showing kanwariyas, all clad in traditional saffron dress, dancing to the tunes of a song dedicated to Lord Shiva. Several videos made inside the Delhi Metro or its premises that turned up on social media in the last several months have led to controversies and attracted authorities' attention.
“We request our commuters to maintain discipline and decorum while travelling by the Metro,” the DMRC said in a statement on Wednesday on the latest video that garnered considerable traction on social media sites. “All passengers must ensure that their behaviour doesn't cause any inconvenience to fellow commuters. DMRC's flying squads regularly travel all across the network to detect such activity,” it said. Incidentally, two videos in past few days gained traction.
The first clip showed two young men engaged in a brawl in the Delhi Metro and in another video a woman slaps a co-passenger standing right next to her. She can also be seen shouting at him before slapping him in front every one in the compartment. The video was shared on Twitter account Ghar Ke Kalesh. It has 67k views. The video shows a woman standing next to a man and shouting at him.
The reason for the fight is not clear though. The woman screamed at the man and at one point of time she lost her cool and slapped him. Someone in the same compartment recorded the video and shared it online. Everyone present there watched as the two fought and did not intervene.
Following the video on brawl between two young men, the DMRC had said “we request that commuters conduct themselves responsibly while travelling by Metro.”