Following a rose petals row Prashant Kumar, Additional Director General of Uttar Pradesh Police Meerut Zone gave his clarification and said that administration respects all religions. Taking to the leading news agency ANI he said that no religious angle should be given to this, flowers are used to welcome people.

He asserted further that Administration respects all religions and actively takes part, even in Gurupurab,Eid, Bakrid or Jain festivals. His clarification came in the wake of showering rose petals on Kanwariyas from a helicopter.

Along with ADGP (Meerut Zone) Prashant Kumar, Meerut Commissioner Anita Meshram and other senior officials also showered rose petals on Kanwariyas from a helicopter yesterday.

 Watch here Additional Director General of Uttar Pradesh Police (Meerut Zone) Prashant Kumar showered rose petals on Kanwariyas from a helicopter yesterday.

#WATCH Additional Director General of Uttar Pradesh Police (Meerut Zone) Prashant Kumar showered rose petals on Kanwariyas from a helicopter yesterday pic.twitter.com/SvHH64DGxr

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On the other hand Kanwariyas vandalized police vehicle after an altercation with locals in Bulandshahr on 7th August, police have registered a case vexed by the driver allegedly hitting one of them. The incident took place yesterday on a draw out of busy road near Moti Nagar metro station causing a traffic grumble and forcing some of the terrified commuters to take a diversion. According to police, the grey i10 car was being driven by a woman, who was with a male friend, when the car allegedly rammed Kanwariya.