On the fourth day of the monsoon session in the Himachal Pradesh Assembly, the dog squad of the state police department handed over an honor guard to the chief minister, Jai Ram Thakur, and the president of the assembly, Vipin Singh Parmar, in front to Vidhan Sabha on Thursday.
The dog squad consisted of six dogs. Among the six, a farmer named Dora greeted the Chief Minister before he entered the Vidhan Sabha. The Chief Minister patted the dog.
ANI also took to Twitter to share some images:
Shimla: A canine from the Himachal Pradesh Police Dog Squad greets the Chief Minister, Jai Ram Thakur, and the President of the Assembly, Vipin Singh Parmar. pic.twitter.com/wwqLmEZeF4
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Dora has served ten years in the state police and will be retiring in February 2021. She has explosives detection skills and has been on duty during visits of presidents and prime ministers to the state.
“It was a pleasure and a moment of pride that for the first time the greeting from the dog squad was given to the Chief Minister and Speaker here outside of Vidhan Sabha. Six dogs and their handlers were present during the greeting, ”said Deputy Deputy Inspector Anokhi Lal, who is in charge of the dog brigade.
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