Kolkata has the minimum road length among all the metros with 1,404 km, followed by 1,800 km in Chennai, 1,900 km in Mumbai and 25,948 km in Delhi. Hence the vehicle density in Kolkata is very high if not the highest among the different metro cities.
Therefore the Kolkata traffic police always have a hard time maintaining the traffic in order, but when ever a VIP or VVIP from the state government or similar (put anything here I don’t care) wishes to use the road they become hyper active in giving them a safe traffic less passage. While it may be important for their security and all, but in a state where road space is so low and every other person is a VVIP, where does the common man go?
At important intersections during office time one bloke wishes to have a ride on his Scorpio and the entire traffic is stalled. Alright the common man is habituated of suffering and sacrifices but Ambulances carrying patients should be given priority isn’t it! Well as the Bandh people have been doing this for decades, this may have become a standard among the traffic police also, but it’s just not acceptable.
Actually coming to think of it, the traffic police are helpless because the ground staff follows the orders of the top brass which is under political pressure. While the new government wants to give hassle free ride to the general public and the CM sets examples by traveling without the wireless relay ahead of her convoy some rather most of her fellow colleagues seem to enjoying the newly found taste of power. Among other things the party cadre who will always be party cadres irrespective of the party heading the government are also reaping in the benefits of coming into power. So much so that the thirst of 34 years is being quenched at one big gulp by them, What can we say except quote a line from Spiderman “With great power comes great responsibility”
Therefore the Kolkata traffic police always have a hard time maintaining the traffic in order, but when ever a VIP or VVIP from the state government or similar (put anything here I don’t care) wishes to use the road they become hyper active in giving them a safe traffic less passage. While it may be important for their security and all, but in a state where road space is so low and every other person is a VVIP, where does the common man go?
At important intersections during office time one bloke wishes to have a ride on his Scorpio and the entire traffic is stalled. Alright the common man is habituated of suffering and sacrifices but Ambulances carrying patients should be given priority isn’t it! Well as the Bandh people have been doing this for decades, this may have become a standard among the traffic police also, but it’s just not acceptable.
Actually coming to think of it, the traffic police are helpless because the ground staff follows the orders of the top brass which is under political pressure. While the new government wants to give hassle free ride to the general public and the CM sets examples by traveling without the wireless relay ahead of her convoy some rather most of her fellow colleagues seem to enjoying the newly found taste of power. Among other things the party cadre who will always be party cadres irrespective of the party heading the government are also reaping in the benefits of coming into power. So much so that the thirst of 34 years is being quenched at one big gulp by them, What can we say except quote a line from Spiderman “With great power comes great responsibility”
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