Overview
- A langur known locally as Matru walked into a Farmers’ Day meeting at Vikas Bhawan in Baghpat and moved to District Magistrate Asmita Lal’s seat.
- Asmita Lal stood up, smiled, told the animal to sit, and staff later guided it out so the meeting continued without harm.
- Additional District Magistrate Vineet Kumar Upadhyay said Matru is often seen on the collectorate campus and has not harmed anyone.
- Superintendent of Police Suraj Rai and farmers were in the room as attendees raised grievances with district officials.
- A phone video of the brief interruption spread widely on social media, and locals noted the langur’s earlier appearance during a farmers’ protest.