Folk writer Devayat Khawad protests against mandatory helmets in Rajkot, know what he said

Devayat Khawad helmet law: Folklore writer Devayat Khawad has raised his voice against the strict implementation of the helmet-wearing law in Rajkot city areas. He has uploaded a video through social media urging the state government to provide relief to common people from this law.

Devayat Khawade said in his video that the traffic and distance in urban areas are less, due to which many people are facing a lot of trouble due to the helmet law. He submitted that the implementation of this law was causing trouble to the motorists and hence the government should change this rule keeping in mind the convenience of the people. His appeal is getting support from many on social media><

Massive protest against the mandatory implementation of helmets in Rajkot: Anger among the people

state government, the traffic police in Rajkot today started strict implementation of the helmet mandatory law, which has led to a lot of anger among the citizens. Checking was carried out by more than 400 police personnel at about 40 major places in the city since morning and a fine of Rs 500 was collected from motorists without helmets

police. Bukharibhai, a citizen, protested with the slogan of 'remove the helmet' by wearing a towel on his head instead of a helmet. He said that wearing helmets confuses senior citizens and the root cause of accidents is bad roads and not helmets. "If you give in writing that wearing helmets will not lead to death, we will wear helmets," he said< >

On the other hand, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) workers also staged a protest at Praya Chowk by smashing helmets, following which several workers and leaders were detained by the police.

Police and Public Opinions: DCP Traffic Harpalsinh Jadeja said that the Helmets Act has been in force since 1988 and is aimed at protecting against head injuries in accidents. He added that Rajkot Police has also distributed more than 3,000 helmets free of cost

However, people say that many roads in the city are potholes, which lead to accidents. He raised slogans of "first fill potholes, then implement helmets." People argued that it was not right to make helmets mandatory for short distances in urban areas. Former minister Govindbhai Patel has also written a letter to the Chief Minister requesting the citizens of urban areas to be exempted from this rule