{"id":3957,"date":"2025-08-18T04:17:30","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T04:17:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/baniupdatenews.com\/?p=3957"},"modified":"2025-08-18T04:17:31","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T04:17:31","slug":"mla-spotted-violating-traffic-rules-are-laws-only-for-common-citizenshelmetless-ride-raises-questions-on-equality-before-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baniupdatenews.com\/?p=3957","title":{"rendered":"MLA Spotted Violating Traffic Rules: Are Laws Only for Common Citizens?Helmetless Ride Raises Questions on Equality Before Law"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Report by : Staff Reporter <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jammu, August 18 \u2014 Aam Aadmi Party MLA was seen riding a motorcycle without wearing a helmet, with a pillion rider also ignoring the mandatory safety gear. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The incident, captured on camera, has gone viral on social media, sparking criticism of the legislator\u2019s disregard for traffic laws.In the image, a helmet is clearly visible strapped to the side of the bike, yet neither the MLA nor his companion chose to wear it. Adding to the controversy, a police Gypsy and a government-allotted black Scorpio\u2014part of the MLA\u2019s security cover\u2014were seen following the motorcycle, raising concerns over law enforcement\u2019s silence on the matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"823\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/baniupdatenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1002323297-823x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3958\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baniupdatenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1002323297-823x1024.jpg 823w, https:\/\/baniupdatenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1002323297-241x300.jpg 241w, https:\/\/baniupdatenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1002323297-768x956.jpg 768w, https:\/\/baniupdatenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1002323297.jpg 1078w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 823px) 100vw, 823px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The incident has led to a larger debate: Are traffic laws meant only for ordinary citizens while influential leaders enjoy immunity?Traffic regulations are enforced strictly on the public, often leading to immediate fines for non-compliance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, when elected representatives openly flout these rules, it sends a questionable message to the youth and citizens who consider them role models.The big question now remains: Will the Traffic Department take action against this violation, or will the matter be overlooked due to the legislator\u2019s political influence?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Report by : Staff Reporter Jammu, August 18 \u2014 Aam Aadmi Party MLA was seen riding a motorcycle without wearing a helmet, with a pillion rider also ignoring the mandatory safety gear. The incident, captured on camera, has gone viral on social media, sparking criticism of the legislator\u2019s disregard for traffic laws.In the image, a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3959,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27,4,5,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3957","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-doda","category-jammu-kashmir","category-national","category-punjab"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/baniupdatenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3957","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/baniupdatenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/baniupdatenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baniupdatenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baniupdatenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3957"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/baniupdatenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3957\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3960,"href":"https:\/\/baniupdatenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3957\/revisions\/3960"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baniupdatenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3959"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/baniupdatenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3957"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baniupdatenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3957"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baniupdatenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3957"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}