Former Delhi BJP president Vijay Goel was fined by Delhi’s traffic cops for violating odd-even rules on Monday. Goel was fined Rs 3,500 soon after he left his residence on Ashoka Road but it wasn’t just for breaking odd-even.
Incidentally, the MP had set off from home after announcing that he would break the law:
On my way to Parliament in an odd numbered car to expose #oddevencorruption of AAP
— Vijay Goel (@VijayGoelBJP) April 18, 2016
And as he expected, this happened:
It then turned out that Goel was driving not just in violation of odd-even but also without a license, and his car’s insurance papers had expired.
When the media approached Delhi CM over the BJP lawmaker being fined for violating #oddevendobara, Arvind Kejriwal didn’t miss the opportunity:
Vo bina license ke gaadi chala rahe the? Ye bohot khatarnak baat hai-Delhi CM (Vijay Goel was fined for no license) pic.twitter.com/3Vc7GkHBW8
— ANI (@ANI_news) April 18, 2016
Goel then tried to save face by saying that he wasn’t against the odd-even scheme, but against the misuse of public funds in the name of the scheme.
मेरा विरोध Odd – Even स्कीम से नहीं उसकी आड़ में हो रही लूट मार और खुद के प्रचार से है I#OddEven #OddEvenNautanki pic.twitter.com/MOdGqTNnMx
— Vijay Goel (@VijayGoelBJP) April 17, 2016
Incidentally, earlier in the day, Delhi transport minister Gopal Rai had gone to visit Goel over his protest against the scheme and even did this:
Delhi Minister Gopal Rai offers a rose to BJP MP Vijay Goel after the BJP MP threatened to protest against #OddEven pic.twitter.com/HDfHlMupqA
— ANI (@ANI_news) April 18, 2016
But that rose only made things thornier. Here’s how the BJP MP responded to Gopal Rai’s gesture :
#OddEven #OddEvenNautanki #OddEvenDobara pic.twitter.com/AEdPhEsYtC
— Vijay Goel (@VijayGoelBJP) April 18, 2016
Maybe it explains why Goel forgot his license and to renew his insurance. Hopefully, he’ll be able to execute his protest a lot better the next time round.