VIPs violating traffic rules in Kathmandu: Over 1,200 cases in a month

Traffic lights. Image for representation only
Traffic lights. Image for representation only

Kathmandu, September 30

Kathmandu traffic police have revealed an alarming status about VIPs violating traffic rules in the capital.

In one month from August 17 to September 16, the top state officials of the country have been found violating the road rules over 1,200 times in total.

The Ministry of Home Affairs generally informs traffic police about the routes that these VIPs are using. In such cases, the traffic police turn the road lights off and facilitate their travel. It means they are not counted as offences.

But, sometimes, the officials go to the road without informing the concerned authorities, yet tend to break the rules.

The following table shows the frequency of VIPs violating traffic rules in Kathmandu at times when the police were not informed of their journeys:

SN Official Frequency of violation Junctions of violation
1 President Bidya Devi Bhandari 85 18
2 Vice-President Nanda Bahadur Pun 18 9
3 Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba 165 25
4 Acting CJ Deepak Kumar Karki 80 26
5 Speaker Agni Prasad Sapkota 172 17
6 National Assembly Chair Ganesh Prasad Timalsina 123 34
7 Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand 294 78
8 Home Secretary Tek Narayan Pandey 76 33
9 Justices 80 26
10 Other VIPs 180 97

In the past two months, traffic police in Kathmandu have booked 12,314 people for crossing the red light among other violations of traffic rules.

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