Delhi: BJP MP Vijay Goel fined by Police for violating Odd Even scheme

New Delhi: Continuing his tirade against the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Government, BJP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Vijay Goel on Tuesday violated the Odd-Even scheme as a mark of protest following which he was penalised by the traffic police. "I don't oppose the Odd-Even scheme rather I oppose the amount of public money being used by the Kejriwal government to advertise it. If they remove those advertisements, I won't protest with regard to this scheme," Goel told ANI. Goel, a former Delhi BJP president, had on Saturday announced that he would violate the odd-even rule on Monday as a mark of protest against the scheme which he alleged is a "publicity stunt" by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. Earlier today, Delhi Transport Minister Gopal Rai visited Vijay Goel's residence after the BJP MP threatened to protest against Odd Even scheme.

#Delhi Transport Minister @AapKaGopalRai at @VijayGoelBJP's residence to give him rose.https://t.co/JQJlKZeiOk pic.twitter.com/0B9QiG6uX9

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Goel said his protest was against "political posturing" by AAP which he alleged is using odd-even scheme's advertising budget to "plaster Kejriwal's photo everywhere". Goel alleged that that "huge" amount of public money was being spent on advertisements in the name of the car rationing initiative.