No penalty for flouting traffic rules in Gujarat from October 21 to 27
Surat: No penalty will be imposed for traffic rule violation in Gujarat between October 21 and 27, state Home Minister Harsh Sanghavi has said.
The decision has been taken in the backdrop of the Diwali season, the minister said on Friday.
“The citizens can use their hard-earned money to purchase things for the festival,” he said, also asking the citizens, “Do not misuse the government decision to break the law.”
Sanghavi added that the violators would be persuaded not to do so, with the police handing them flowers, reported Scroll.
The government announcement, however, was severely criticized on social media.
Jayant Singh Chaudhary, chief of the Rashtriya Lok Dal, stated that the decision would endanger lives.
“What rubbish is this! Endangering lives of motorists for votes!! Is this why EC delayed polls so such ridiculous #revdi could be scattered?” Chaudhary said in a tweet.
Jignesh Mevani, Congress legislator from Gujarat, posted, “Election can make you do many things!”
The state Assembly elections are expected to be held at the end of the year. The Election Commission announced dates for the Himachal Pradesh polls, but is yet to declare the dates for Gujarat.
What rubbish is this! Endangering lives of motorists for votes!!
— Jayant Singh (@jayantrld) October 21, 2022
Is this why EC delayed polls so such ridiculous #revdi could be scattered? #RoadSafety https://t.co/pihvKg4FRM
Elections can make you do many things ! https://t.co/t6925iVEgu
— Jignesh Mevani (@jigneshmevani80) October 21, 2022
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INLD president and former Haryana CM Om Prakash Chautala dies in Gurgaon
Chandigarh (PTI): Indian National Lok Dal president and former Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala died in Gurugram on Friday, a party spokesperson said. He was 89.
Chautala, a five-time chief minister of Haryana and former deputy prime minister Devi Lal's son, suffered a cardiac arrest at his Gurugram home and was immediately rushed to hospital but could not be saved, the spokesperson told PTI.
