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Congress rally chokes Delhi roads, angers
citizens
Sunday November 04, 2012 06:45:47 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi: Chaos reigned on the capital's roads
Sunday as the Congress' mega rally led to massive traffic snarls
in several parts of the city, especially in central and old Delhi.
The Congress rally saw hundreds of buses arrive in the capital to
ferry party workers and supporters from Rajasthan, Haryana, Uttar
Pradesh and other areas to Ramlila Maidan. The long lines of buses
and cars led to traffic getting choked around old Delhi and
central Delhi as well as parts New Delhi, east Delhi and south
Delhi.
The traffic jam spread for kilometres in some areas, especially on
the Outer Ring Road and DND Expressway. The jams forced many
Delhiites to alter or change travel plans on a Sunday.
According to Delhi Police, around 50,000 people had gathered
inside and around Ramlila Maidan where Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi addressed the rally.
"Serpentine queues of vehicles were seen in several parts of the
city as the rally ended and the crowds rushed out of the ground to
catch their buses or trains, which led to the jam," a Delhi Police
official told IANS.
Roads around the ground and those leading to nearby bus terminals
and railway stations remained choked for hours and the jams had a
spillover effect on other parts of the city too.
The situation worsened when the hundreds of parked buses - the
lineup spreading to a few kilometers - started moving towards the
ground after the rally was over.
The traffic jam spoilt any thought of a relaxed Sunday outing for
many and held up others out on important work.
"These politicians have nothing better do than spoil our Sunday?
Irrespective of the party, it is the common man who has to suffer
-- be it a rally or a protest," said 34-year-old Ravi Bhan, a
human resource executive.
"I had made plans with friends of catching a movie followed by
lunch as we only get one off in a week on Sundays. But thanks to
this rally, everything was ruined," lamented 28-year-old Jagriti
Sukhani, an advertising professional.
K.V. Kutty was late for picking up his relatives from New Delhi
Railway Station.
"I went to pick up my relatives who were arriving from Dehradun.
Their train had already arrived at the station but I was stuck in
a massive jam," said Kutty, who was stuck in Paharganj on his way
to the the station.
The jams also played a major spoilsport for those who had ventured
out to visit markets ahead of the festive season.
"I wanted to shop for new attires and some decorative stuff for
the house ahead of Diwali but this jam has put a spanner to our
plan. Political parties must have some concern for ordinary
people," said Sneha Singh, a resident of Lajpat Nagar in south
Delhi who had planned to visit Karol Bagh in central Delhi.
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