By Bhupen Goswami
Guwahati : Mithun Das, the traffic police constable, who stood amid heavy rain without a raincoat in an uncovered podium directing traffic on Sunday has been felicitated by Deepak Kumar (IPS) Commissioner of Police, Guwahati.The Assam Police’s Twitter handle praised the constable as well. “Dedication is thy name. We salute Constable Mithun Das (Basistha PS) for his exceptional devotion towards duty and showing us how dedication can turn a storm into a sprinkle.” The traffic police constable became a social media star for his exemplary dedication to duty amid a thunder shower that lashed Assam’s capital around noon.A traffic cop in Assam won the hearts of many on social media after he continued to man one of the busiest intersections in Guwahati despite heavy rain on Sunday. A video tweeted by the Assam police showed Mithun Das, the traffic cop, standing at an uncovered platform as it rained heavily in the state capital.
In the eight-second video, the traffic cop is seen standing in his uniform; he is not wearing a raincoat. Assam Police, on their official Twitter handle, saluted the traffic cop for his “exceptional devotion”. Mr Das showed how “dedication can turn a storm into a sprinkle”.He also inspired many social media users. In one of the posts, Mr Das was called a “disciplined soldier”. “A stormy day in Guwahati, all are in chaos. Despite heavy rain. one traffic police officer stands still. stands like a disciplined soldier. he is on duty with his normal postures., Honest to the duty. This is the new India,” the post read.The intersection “is one of the busiest intersection of Guwahati connecting Shillong, North Assam cities to Airport and southern Assam and also Dispute, Paltan bazar, pan bazar to Basishtha,” a user said. Another social media user was reminded of the motto:”Always at your service”. “We, the unwilling, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have done so much, for so long, with so little, we are now qualified to do anything with nothing,” he posted.
