Baba Bageshwar's Govt Plane Ride, Cop's Salutation Spark Row in Chhattisgarh

• Baba Bageshwar (Dhirendra Shastri) used a Chhattisgarh government aircraft for travel to a religious program in Raipur, sparking controversy.
• A video shows a police officer removing shoes, saluting, and touching Shastri's feet at Raipur airport, raising ethics concerns.
• The incident triggered political debate, with Congress alleging misuse of taxpayer money and BJP defending support for religious figures.
• Raipur SSP Lal Umed Singh stated the officer was not in full uniform and found no service rule violation, taking no action.
• Social media widely criticized the use of state resources for a non-official and the police officer's conduct.

Why It Matters: Use of state plane for Baba Bageshwar and cop's gesture spark debate on public funds, police ethics.