The citizens of Bengaluru had to endure huge traffic jams across many places as Chief Minister Siddaramaiah inspected rain-affected areas in the city on Wednesday afternoon.
As Siddaramaiah is entitled to zero-hour traffic clearance, his convoy toured around the city without facing any issues in traffic. He started his inspection from his official residence Krishna, near Kumara Krupa Road. However, motorists were put to hardship, waiting for long hours. Some ambulances were also stuck in the traffic jam.
Meena Kumar, a resident of Pai Layout in KR Puram said, “I was supposed to bring my daughter from school. It's been more than an hour since I have been waiting for the roads to clear.”
Another motorist, Naveen M said, “I do not understand why they make such rules for VIPs which keep the other people in jeopardy. It is a huge waste of time.” The traffic was badly hit near Central Silk Board junction, Sarjapur Road, JC Road, Outer Ring Road near Bellandur, Karthik Nagar, Pai Layout in KR Puram, and Hosur Road. It took more than an hour for the traffic to clear in most of the places.
Interestingly, the traffic jam did not even spare the chief minister himself. He was stuck in a jam on Hosur Road towards Nimhans for nearly 20 minutes.
Published 13 September 2017, 19:08 IST