The scene at Loni Tiraha in Ghaziabad on Saturday morning was unusual. Stuck in a massive traffic jam on the Delhi–Saharanpur Road, the BJP’s Loni MLA Nand Kishor Gurjar stepped out of his car and took matters into his own hands — managing the traffic himself, pulling up police officers present at the spot, and warning that he will protest outside Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s residence if the administrative negligence is not dealt with.
The police later said that they will look into the MLA’s allegations.
“I have been standing in the sun since morning and an officer passed in front of me, but did not even stop. This negligence will not be tolerated,” Gurjar was heard saying, as he supervised the flow of vehicles. The MLA, who said he was on his way back after inspecting the condition of roads, also spoke to several drivers on the spot and assured them that roads in Loni would soon be made pothole-free.
Speaking to The Indian Express, Gurjar alleged that corruption and dereliction of duty had become rampant in local policing. “There was a jam, and people were standing there for hours. We called the police, but they came late. There is information that posts are being given for Rs 2.5–3 lakh. Seniors with experience are sitting idle while 21–22-year-olds, who just completed training, are made chowki in-charges. They spend their days on cell phones, disrespect even MPs, and claim to be busy with ‘video conferences’ instead of being on the field,” he said.
The MLA claimed that he had recorded WhatsApp calls with three sub-inspectors admitting to having paid bribes for postings. “Yogi-ji has given clear instructions that officials should be on the field. If this matter is ignored, I will sit at the CM’s office in protest,” he said.
Responding to the allegations, Keshav Kumar Chaudhary, Additional Commissioner of Police, Ghaziabad, said the videos have reached senior police officers and the allegations will be looked into. “We saw his video. The allegation will be probed properly after which adequate actions will be taken,” he stated.
Gurjar also alleged that money was being taken to “settle Rohingya Muslims” in Ghaziabad. “They are destroying Ghaziabad by doing so… Earlier, I had filed a complaint against a person who had misbehaved with a woman. The police claimed that he had been locked behind bars, but I later got to know that he was able to go scot-free,” Gurjar said.
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“Our complaints are not being taken seriously. Let alone MLAs, they don’t even pay attention to MPs. One can only imagine how they must be behaving with the common people who leave all their work and come to the police station for help,” he told reporters on Saturday after reaching the office of Siddhartha Gautam, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Loni.
