Laxmi Gopalakrishnan

[Laxmi Gopalakrishnan @LaxmiGopal2408]

In Niphad,political workers stuffed helpless puppies into gunny sacks & dumped them on officer’s desk for publicity stunt. Traumatizing animals to protest civic inaction is abusive & illegal
@AUThackeray @priyankac19
#SaveIndianDogs #StopAnimalCruelty #AmendPCA

[Laxmi Gopalakrishnan @LaxmiGopal2408]

Puppies in Niphad were tied in sacks & brought to a municipal office as protest props
Political stunts cant justify inflicting pain, fear & suffocation on defenseless animals
@the_yuvasena @ShivSenaUBT_
#SaveIndianDogs #StopAnimalCruelty #AmendPCA
https://t.co/zzIrZIkPG4

[Ajay Joe @joedelhi]

He cruely stuffed 2 puppies in a sack and got them to stage a protest on zero sterilsation of dogs in Nipadh, Nashik, Maharashtra, India.

He is Yuva Sena district chief Vikram Randhave.

@PetaIndia @pfaindia @nashikpolice
@AwbiBallabhgarh @ShivSenaUBT_ @AUThackeray

This cruelty must not go unpunished as this approach was to make himself popular only. He pushes for bribing the officials too.

Niphad Nagar Panchayat

[Laxmi Gopalakrishnan @LaxmiGopal2408]

Terrified puppies were confined in gunny bags during a publicity stunt in Niphad, Nashik
Animal cruelty under PCA ACT is never an acceptable response to administrative apathy
@YuvaShivSenaMH @Dev_Fadnavis
#SaveIndianDogs #StopAnimalCruelty #AmendPCA
https://t.co/9nQUyNLviP

[Tanya @SnooopSnoopy]

Using community dogs as protest props and threatening to catch and dump them at the Nagar Panchayat is UNACCEPTABLE.

Public safety requires ABC, vaccination and lawful civic action, not harassment or displacement of dogs.

Please intervene with the Yuva Sena office bearers in Niphad and STOP THIS.

@AUThackeray @priyankac19

#SaveIndianDogs #Nashik #YuvSena

[Laxmi Gopalakrishnan @LaxmiGopal2408]

Confining vulnerable dog puppies inside plastic sacks for political leverage in Niphad is pure cruelty
Animals are living beings requiring humane treatment, not political props
@CMOMaharashtra @AwbiBallabhgarh
#SaveIndianDogs #StopAnimalCruelty #AmendPCA

[Laxmi Gopalakrishnan @LaxmiGopal2408]

Puppies were captured, suffocated, & dumped from gunny bags onto an official's desk in Nashik
PCA Act 1960 Sec11(1)(d) prohibits transporting animals in ways causing suffering
@narendramodi @AmitShah
#SaveIndianDogs #StopAnimalCruelty #AmendPCA
https://t.co/Lgflc3b1Qd

[Dilthi Gujarati @dilthi_gujarati]

🚨 NASHIK CRUELTY : INDIAN DOG PUPPIES ARE CAPTURED, SUFFOCATED, STUFFED INTO PLASTIC SACKS BY SOME POLITICIANS IN #NASHIK #MAHARASHTRA 🐕

A video circulating from Niphad appears to show puppies being confined inside a gunny/plastic sack and brought into an official chamber during a protest over community dogs.

VIDEO Proof:
https://t.co/bOgnDzccUC

@AUThackeray @priyankac19
@ShivSenaUBT_ Why your party members are committing Cruelty to animals in Nashik?

Immediately provide an update about the wellbeing of those puppies stuffed inside plastic bags.

Dogs are living beings, not protest material.

Under PCA Act, 1960 §11(1)(d), carrying or transporting an animal in a manner that causes unnecessary pain or suffering is prohibited.

The ABC Rules, 2023 also require community dogs to be captured and handled humanely under the prescribed process, not used as political or publicity props.

Questions for the authorities:

❓ Who authorised this?
❓ Why were puppies confined in sacks?
❓ How long were they kept there?
❓ Were they lawfully captured under the ABC Rules?
❓ Where were they taken afterwards?
❓ Was any veterinary assessment conducted?

If the video depicts what it appears to show, please investigate and take appropriate action under law.

Political disagreement over community-dog management cannot justify subjecting animals to unnecessary fear, confinement or suffering.

Use lawful ABC solutions, not animals as props.

@MahaPolice @maharashtra_hmo @AwbiBallabhgarh

#Niphad #Nashik #AnimalCruelty #SaveIndianDogs #Maharashtra #JusticeForWangWang

[Laxmi Gopalakrishnan @LaxmiGopal2408]

Puppies in Niphad were dragged from streets, stuffed in bags, & dumped inside a civic office
Demanding ABC implementation is valid, but abusing helpless animals is barbaric
@RahulGandhi @RenukaCCongress
#SaveIndianDogs #StopAnimalCruelty #AmendPCA
https://t.co/3ymulVp75V

[Paws Unmute | Animal Justice @pawsunmute]

🚨 This is not how a civic issue should be addressed.

Community dogs must not be used as political props or threatened with arbitrary removal. If stray-dog concerns exist, authorities must ensure ABC, anti-rabies vaccination and lawful population management as prescribed by law.

Catch-and-dump is not a solution. Cruelty and displacement cannot be justified as public safety.

@AUThackeray @priyankac19

#SaveIndianDogs #Niphad #Nashik #AnimalWelfare

[Laxmi Gopalakrishnan @LaxmiGopal2408]

Suffocating puppies inside sealed bags for media coverage in Nashik violates basic animal welfare
Politicians should demand ABC rules humanely rather than indulging cruelty
@SwatiJaiHind @SaketGokhale #SaveIndianDogs #StopAnimalCruelty #AmendPCA
https://t.co/NPcP51vilN

[Paws Unmute | Animal Justice @pawsunmute]

🚨 NIPHAD - A DOG IS NOT A PROTEST PROP.

A community dog cannot speak, protest or defend itself. Bringing dogs into a political demonstration—and reportedly threatening to round up dogs across the city—turns a civic issue into an animal-welfare concern.

If there are genuine concerns about dog bites or population, the answer is already available: humane capture, sterilisation, anti-rabies vaccination, proper documentation and release in the same locality under the ABC Rules, 2023.

The PCA Act, 1960 also prohibits carrying an animal in a manner that subjects it to unnecessary pain or suffering.

Hold authorities accountable for implementing the law. Do not make the animals pay for its failure.

@AUThackeray @priyankac19

#Niphad #Nashik #SaveIndianDogs #AnimalWelfare #AnimalCruelty

[Laxmi Gopalakrishnan @LaxmiGopal2408]

Publicity-hungry politicians in Nashik used scared puppies as protest props in a government chamber
Animal abuse is a crime under law, not a legitimate political statement
@ShivaniGupta_5 @bainjal
#SaveIndianDogs #StopAnimalCruelty #AmendPCA
https://t.co/ZG8dyQPnC5

[Confucius @confuciussays9]

ABSOLUTELY HORRIFYING.

So Vikram Randhave to protest in Niphad literally tied living stray dogs inside gunny bags like sacks of garbage, brought them into a municipal officer’s desk, and dumped them out like product displays.
​Animal cruelty is NOT political leverage. Barbaric, illegal, and utterly disgraceful! 😡🚨

Where are we headed! 💔

@AUThackeray didn't expect this from your party. You've always spoken against cruelty.

[Laxmi Gopalakrishnan @LaxmiGopal2408]

Tying innocent puppies in cement sacks and releasing them on an officer’s table is straight animal abuse
Authorities must book offenders under animal protection laws immediately
@meenakshisharan @TheRupali
#SaveIndianDogs #StopAnimalCruelty #AmendPCA
https://t.co/P987nLbwQI

[Adv Punita Jha @PunitaS44575106]

🐾 SHAMEFUL INCIDENT IN NASHIK

A disturbing video from Nashik shows a man, identified as Deepak Randhave, claiming to be a “Jilha Pramukh,” allegedly keeping puppies inside a gunny sack (goni), reportedly for publicity.

The exact duration for which the puppies were confined is not known. However, deliberately putting vulnerable puppies inside a sack for a publicity stunt raises serious concerns about their safety, welfare and dignity.

If the video is genuine and the puppies were knowingly confined in this manner, the matter deserves immediate investigation by the concerned authorities under applicable animal-welfare laws.

🙏 Animals are not props for publicity.
Their safety and well-being must never be compromised for personal or political promotion.

@AUThackeray — please look into this matter and ensure that the concerned authorities examine what happened in Nashik.

Let us speak for those who cannot speak for themselves. 🐾

#Nashik #AnimalCruelty #StopAnimalCruelty #AnimalWelfare #PuppySafety #SpeakForAnimals #AnimalRights #NoToAnimalCruelty #JusticeForAnimals

[Laxmi Gopalakrishnan @LaxmiGopal2408]

Terrified puppies were subjected to severe trauma during a protest inside Niphad’s civic office
ABC rules demand humane handling, not abusive displacement & public humiliation
@TheJohnAbraham @moonstar4u
#SaveIndianDogs #StopAnimalCruelty #AmendPCA
https://t.co/0TxAYEqqLZ

[Paws Unmute | Animal Justice @pawsunmute]

This is NOT a protest. It is the brutal exploitation of helpless animals.

Living community dogs were allegedly tied inside gunny bags, taken into a municipal office and dumped out like objects. Animals are not political props.

🚨@nashikpolice @SPNashikRural @MahaPolice @AwbiBallabhgarh @mybmc — TAKE COGNIZANCE IMMEDIATELY. Identify those responsible, secure the CCTV/video evidence, rescue and medically examine the dogs, and initiate appropriate legal action for cruelty.

@AUThackeray — this demands your immediate intervention. Condemning cruelty must mean acting against it.

#StopDogCruelty #AnimalCruelty #SaveIndianDogs #Niphad #AnimalRights

[Laxmi Gopalakrishnan @LaxmiGopal2408]

Stuffing street pups into gunny sacks in Nashik shows total disregard for life & dignity. Politicians must be educated on humane coexistence instead of Cruelty
@bindasbhidu @RajatSharmaLive
#SaveIndianDogs #StopAnimalCruelty #AmendPCA
https://t.co/X5Ydeba93K

[Paws Unmute | Animal Justice @pawsunmute]

🚨 WHAT HAPPENED TO THESE PUPPIES IN NASHIK?

A video circulating online appears to show Deepak Randhave, who identifies himself as a “Jilha Pramukh,” placing/keeping puppies inside a gunny sack (goni).

Whether this was done briefly or for a longer period is currently unclear. What is clear is that young, vulnerable animals should never be treated as objects, campaign material or publicity props.

If the footage is authentic, the priority should be the safety and condition of every puppy involved.

We call upon Nashik Police and the competent animal-welfare authorities to verify the footage, establish the facts, identify those responsible and take action wherever a violation of animal-welfare law is found.

@AUThackeray — please ensure this disturbing incident is brought to the attention of the concerned authorities.

Publicity ends. The consequences for a vulnerable animal can last much longer. 🐾

#Nashik #PuppySafety #AnimalCruelty #AnimalWelfare #StopAnimalCruelty

[Laxmi Gopalakrishnan @LaxmiGopal2408]

Puppies in Niphad were locked in claustrophobic bags just to stage a stunt over dog management
Cruelty to voiceless animals can never lead to constructive civic solutions
@rashmigautam27 @divyaspandana
#SaveIndianDogs #StopAnimalCruelty #AmendPCA
https://t.co/67Ndcl7F2t

[Muji Singh Rangi @mujifren]

Monsters, packed the puppies in air tight bags

Dead conscience

[Laxmi Gopalakrishnan @LaxmiGopal2408]

Political workers in Nashik dragged innocent puppies into an administrative office inside bags
True activism demands strict ABC implementation, not cruelty toward dogs
@utterflea @thevirdas
#SaveIndianDogs #StopAnimalCruelty #AmendPCA
https://t.co/B9ax3NwuXw

[Shivani Gupta @ShivaniGupta_5]

I hope this man is booked by the officer instead of getting browbeaten

[Laxmi Gopalakrishnan @LaxmiGopal2408]

Stuffing helpless puppies into plastic bags for stunt coverage violates animal rights directly
Hold failing administrations legally accountable, don't torture animals
@Tara_Deshpande @LavanyaBallal
#SaveIndianDogs #StopAnimalCruelty #AmendPCA
https://t.co/txB4AlZlod

[Siddharth @Siddharthqnt]

Cruelty is not activism. Stuffing helpless, innocent puppies into plastic/gunny sacks for a political stunt or media coverage is a direct violation of animal rights. If the administration failed to act, hold them accountable legally. Do not make innocent animals pay the price.

[Laxmi Gopalakrishnan @LaxmiGopal2408]

Taking young puppies away from their mothers and dumping them in an office is abhorrent cruelty
Political figures should promote compassion, not illegal animal abuse
@sneheshphilip @M_Lekhi
#SaveIndianDogs #StopAnimalCruelty #AmendPCA
https://t.co/4BFB4xAL7g

[Dank_droid @Dank_droid]

Look at the cruelty and inhuman behaviour of these stupid horrible men. Putting pups in bags..taking them away from mother and releasing them in an office. How can they be this cruel. @AUThackeray look at this. What people from your party are doing. @pfaindia @PetaIndia

[Laxmi Gopalakrishnan @LaxmiGopal2408]

A shocking video from Nashik shows a politician keeping puppies inside a gunny sack for publicity
Animals are living beings, not political props for spectacle
@RadhikaBarman5 @druditatyagi
#SaveIndianDogs #StopAnimalCruelty #AmendPCA
https://t.co/ynisQONIvV

[Adv Punita Jha @PunitaS44575106]

🐾 SHAMEFUL INCIDENT IN NASHIK

A disturbing video from Nashik shows a man, identified as Deepak Randhave, claiming to be a “Jilha Pramukh,” allegedly keeping puppies inside a gunny sack (goni), reportedly for publicity.

The exact duration for which the puppies were confined is not known. However, deliberately putting vulnerable puppies inside a sack for a publicity stunt raises serious concerns about their safety, welfare and dignity.

If the video is genuine and the puppies were knowingly confined in this manner, the matter deserves immediate investigation by the concerned authorities under applicable animal-welfare laws.

🙏 Animals are not props for publicity.
Their safety and well-being must never be compromised for personal or political promotion.

@AUThackeray — please look into this matter and ensure that the concerned authorities examine what happened in Nashik.

Let us speak for those who cannot speak for themselves. 🐾

#Nashik #AnimalCruelty #StopAnimalCruelty #AnimalWelfare #PuppySafety #SpeakForAnimals #AnimalRights #NoToAnimalCruelty #JusticeForAnimals

[Laxmi Gopalakrishnan @LaxmiGopal2408]

Packing little souls into claustrophobic sacks and tying them up for a protest breaks hearts
Sensitizing Politicians on animal welfare is urgently needed across states
@justSidAnand @PriyaDutt_INC
#SaveIndianDogs #StopAnimalCruelty #AmendPCA
https://t.co/06fxMihTlG

[Dr Akkshye Tulsyan @AkkshyeTulsyan]

You put these little souls inside such claustrophobic sacks and tie them up.

For what?
Just for demonstration!

Cruelty against voiceless souls should be stopped right now.

It breaks my heart to see this.
Why are people so insensitive towards these puppies?

[Laxmi Gopalakrishnan @LaxmiGopal2408]

In Niphad, Politicians stuffed stray puppies in small sacks to confront civic officials over delays
Failure of sterilization drives cannot justify illegal cruelty to dogs
@pankhuripathak @realhimanshi
#SaveIndianDogs #StopAnimalCruelty #AmendPCA
https://t.co/taeNDxgkXc

[Narendra Goswami @NarendraGoswami]

THE TABLE OF SHAME: WHEN THE STATE ABANDONS ITS CITIZENS TO THE FANGS OF NEGLIGENCE

The dogs are also not problems. They are victims of a system that has failed to care for them. They are not the enemy. The enemy is the indifference that allows both the dogs and the humans to suffer. The real rebellion is not the protest on the table. The real rebellion is the awakening of compassion. The real rebellion is the refusal to be silent. The real rebellion is the demand for a society where both man and animal can live with dignity.

The protest in Niphad is a symptom of a deeper disease. It is a disease of administrative apathy, of bureaucratic indifference, and of a state that has forgotten its primary duty. The Constitution promises justice—social, economic, and political. That justice is not delivered through tenders and files. It is delivered when a child can walk to school without fear, when a mother can run an errand without being chased, and when an elderly person can sit on a bench in the evening without being attacked.

The Supreme Court has warned that if conditions continue unchecked, civic life could regress into a "Darwinian theory of evolution" where survival of the fittest governs public spaces. The citizens of Niphad have already been forced to live in that Darwinian nightmare. They have been forced to become survivors. And they have been forced to remind their government, in the most visceral way possible, that it is their government too.

The animals are not the enemy. The silence of the state is. And until that silence is broken—not by protests, but by action—the table of the officer will remain a symbol of shame.

The Constitution of India is not a mere legal document; it is a social contract. Under Article 21, the right to life means the right to live with dignity, to move freely in public spaces without the constant fear of a violent attack. The Supreme Court has recently affirmed that this right includes the right to move freely and access public spaces without living under a constant apprehension of physical attack. In Nashik’s Niphad town, this right was not just violated—it was mocked.

For months, citizens filed written complaints about the growing stray dog menace. Children walking to school, women running errands, senior citizens taking evening walks, and drivers on two-wheelers faced a constant threat. They were told to wait. They were told the process was underway. And then, on the day of the protest, they took the law into their own hands—not out of malice, but out of sheer desperation.

This is what happens when the State abdicates its duty. The Supreme Court has held that the State bears an "affirmative, non-negotiable and continuing duty" to protect citizens from preventable threats to life and safety. That duty was not just neglected in Niphad; it was treated with contempt. The citizens' right to life does not depend on their ability to outrun a pack of dogs. The Constitution of India does not envisage a society where children, the elderly, and vulnerable citizens are compelled to survive at the mercy of physical strength, chance, or circumstance. And yet, in Niphad, that is precisely the society that was allowed to fester.

Let us not mince words. This was not a protest. This was the sound of a social contract breaking. Vikram Randhave and the citizens of Niphad did not walk into that office with dogs to create a spectacle. They walked in because they had been ignored. They had filed complaints and written representations, and nothing was done. The municipal body was too busy with tendering processes to address the actual problem of dogs roaming the streets and attacking people.

So what did the activists do? They brought the problem to the officer's table. They took stray puppies, stuffed them into small sacks, and released them on the Chief Officer's desk. And then, to add insult to injury, they placed a garland of currency notes on his table. That garland was not a gift. It was an indictment. It was a message that the only thing this administration understands is money—that it is more concerned with tenders and budgets than with the safety of the citizens who pay its salaries.

The law is clear. The Animal Birth Control Rules, 2023, mandate that local bodies implement sterilization and vaccination programmes. The Supreme Court has repeatedly pulled up States for failing to submit compliance reports and has warned that top bureaucrats would face personal accountability for their inaction. The Chief Officer of Niphad Nagar Panchayat is not a passive spectator. He is a public servant. And when a public servant fails to serve the public, the public has every right to remind him—in whatever way it can—that he is accountable. The protest was bizarre, yes. But the apathy that provoked it was far more bizarre. And far more dangerous.

Look at this scene. A room full of people, a man in a chair, and a few frightened puppies on a table. The puppies are nervous, rushing around, studying their surroundings. They do not understand why they are here. They do not understand the anger in the room. They are innocent. They are just dogs.

And look at the men. They are not innocent. They are full of anger, frustration, and desperation. They are not protesting against the dogs. They are protesting against the silence of the state. They are protesting against the fact that they have been made to feel invisible.

This is the disease of the mind that I have spoken about. Man has lost compassion—at least for other men. If you are not loving and compassionate toward man, all your compassion for animals, for dogs, is just stupid. The officer sits in his office, and the dogs and the people are both problems to be managed. But the people are not problems. They are human beings. They are your brothers, your sisters, your children. And they are afraid.

[Laxmi Gopalakrishnan @LaxmiGopal2408]

Indian dogs are constantly chased, abused, & killed due to civic failure and human apathy
Peaceful coexistence & ABC drives are the only legal way forward
@independent @PetaIndia
#SaveIndianDogs #StopAnimalCruelty #AmendPCA https://t.co/4lqngws5Pu

[The Directorate- Clandestine @Delta_SquadAnex]

People showing you only one side of story.
Last few years many street dogs are chased and killed even new born puppy is being killed.

Humans are real wild animals in reality.

[Laxmi Gopalakrishnan @LaxmiGopal2408]

Sealing puppies in cement bags with rope is outright animal abuse
If civic authorities fail on ABC drives, file legal petitions instead of traumatizing animals
@MaleficentLady @@tiger26931 #SaveIndianDogs #StopAnimalCruelty #AmendPCA https://t.co/NwKoqg1CeX

[Rajiv @Rajiv1841]

Packing puppies in cement bag sealed with rope should never get "👏🏻".

This is straight up animal abuse. If you have problem with authorities then there are better ways to raise voice for the same. Those 2 puppies are scared as F man. I feel so so bad for them!