CM Nitish Kumar's Govt Car Found Flouting Traffic Rules In Bihar, Second Time This Year

This is not the first time that the Chief Minister's vehicle has been found violating the rules. On February 23, a challan of Rs 1,000 was issued.

The matter came to light on Tuesday when the Chief Minister reached Kushi Betiya village.

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Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's government vehicle has been found violating anti-pollution rules in Bihar. The pollution control certificate of this vehicle expired on August 4 but despite this, the vehicle was running on the roads. The matter came to light on Tuesday when the Chief Minister reached Kushi Betiya village of Kargahar block of Rohtas district to attend the death anniversary of DM Dinesh Kumar Rai's father.

A PUC certificate, also known as the 'pollution control certificate', validates that a particular vehicle is safe to be driven and poses no threat to the environment as its carbon emission level is well within the standard set by the Government of India.

This is not the first time that the Chief Minister's vehicle has been found violating the rules. On February 23, a challan of Rs 1,000 was issued in the car's name but the fine has not been deposited yet. 

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RJD Attacks CM Nitish Kumar

Reacting to this issue, RJD leader Vimal Kumar said, "It is Bihar's misfortune that the Chief Minister's own vehicle has failed the pollution test, while he is getting the common people oppressed by imposing unnecessary fines on them. The papers of government vehicles of many ministers of the state will also be found incomplete. This exposes the claim of good governance." 
Social worker Ashutosh Kumar demanded that the vehicle should be fined.

"We also checked the pollution of this vehicle and found that it has been failing for many months. If this was the case for a common man, a challan would have been issued immediately. The Chief Minister's vehicle should also be fined," he said.

(With inputs from Ranjan Singh Rajput, ABP News)