Activists Seek Action against Political Parties, Candidates for Flouting Traffic Norms

JAMMU, 18/ MARCH/ 2014: Concerned over the traffic violation by the leaders, supporters, contesting candidates and political parties during the election campaign, RTI Activists Raman Sharma and Deepak Sharma have demanded legal against them for causing unnecessary harassment to the general public. A formal complaint in this regard has been submitted with the government where it is being submitted that since the elections for the parliament seats has been announced and political parties and the leaders are on election campaign to seek support for their candidates and parties but it has been noticed that during these  election rallies and processions of the political parties the motor vehicle act and other road traffic rules are blatantly ignored. The complainants while expressing concern have also  stated that many a times we find the workers, leaders, contesting candidates and their supporters standing  on roof top of the running trucks, buses, matadors, tractors, trolleys and other heavy vehicles. One can easily find these vehicles over crowded than their legal limit. The attention of the government is also invited towards the illegal motor rallies organized by the Political parties to garner support in election, in the complaint it is being alleged that political parties organize scooter/ motor cycle rallies and there also the political workers do not wear any crash helmet and having 3 to 4 people sitting on a two-wheeler which can cause risk to their lives and of other people also on the road. The Traffic Police, Executive Police and Transport Authorities are also blamed for inaction against these traffic offenders. RTI Activist Raman Sharma and Deepak Sharma while giving more details about their complaint informed that they submitted the complaint through GAD monitored CM Grievance cell vide no. 47770 and 47817 and the same have now been further forwarded to the Deputy Commissioner Jammu and Transport Department respectively with a direction from GAD to dispose them at an earliest.

published in JKNewspoint, Journeyline, Earlytimes, Rising Kashmir       dated 19/03/2014

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Kashmir Times, 19/Mar/2014