Shikhar Dhawan took a spiritual trip to the holy city final week.Varanasi: Cricketer Shikhar Dhawan’s post sharing a photo of him feeding birds throughout a boat ride in Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi has landed the boatman in problems. The city’s administration has stated the boatman will be charged as there are restrictions in instances of bird flu.Sharing photographs of the boat ride on Instagram, Shikhar Dhawan had commented: “Happiness is feeding birds.”But the administration did not pretty share his joy.Varanasi district magistrate Kaushal Raj Sharma was quoted by news agency ANI as saying that action would be taken against boatmen who did not adhere to the administration’s recommendations and permitted vacationers on their boats to feed birds amid bird flu. He also created it clear that the vacationers – in this case Shikhar Dhawan – would not face any action.”There was some information that some boatmen are not adhering to the administration’s instructions and the tourists on their boats are feeding the birds. So, these boatmen are being identified and tourists generally are not aware of such things,” Mr Sharma told ANI.”However, it was made clear by the police and the administration to the boatmen that they should not allow the tourists on their boat to feed the birds. Whosoever flouted these rules will be served notice and they will be asked as to why their license should not be canceled… No action will be taken against the tourists.”Bird flu or avian influenza has been confirmed in six states for poultry birds – Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Punjab – and in 10 states for the crow, migratory and wild birds (Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.)Shikhar Dhawan took a spiritual trip to the holy city final week immediately after group India’s spectacular series win more than Australia, and visited the Kashi Vishwanath temple and Kaal Bhairav temple.
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