The Aam Aadmi Party recently announced the odd-even rule in Delhi which is being well received by some and criticized by the others. Women have been exempted from the rule and this hasn’t gone down well with India’s popular author Chetan Bhagat. The odd-even rule doesn’t apply to the women citizens of the capital, keeping in mind their safety. But Chetan has been fuming about this fact and even took to Twitter to vent his anger.
Here are some of his initial tweets:
Am stunned to see how ridiculous, arbitrary, discriminatory, undemocratic and watered down this odd-even plan is becoming. Still, go for it!
— Chetan Bhagat (@chetan_bhagat) December 10, 2015
So odd-even rule doesn’t apply to women only cars, for safety. Because men, you know, can never be robbed, attacked, feel unsafe or killed.
— Chetan Bhagat (@chetan_bhagat) December 10, 2015
Women exempt from odd-even rule. Soon, men in Delhi are going to wrap dupattas around their heads and driving their cars. Go Delhi go!
— Chetan Bhagat (@chetan_bhagat) December 10, 2015
Cop checklist: Is it odd date? Car odd numbered? Only women?passenger sick? Not Gurgaon/Noida? Sunday?Is it 8am-8pm?Repeat for lakhs, daily!
— Chetan Bhagat (@chetan_bhagat) December 10, 2015
While Chetan was being trolled by haters, Delhi’s CM and AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal joined the Twitterati and started retweeting all the troll messages. Soon Chetan reacted to Arvind’s tactics, writing:
Dear CM, instead of retweeting my trolls, why not respectfully discuss apprehensions people may have on a scheme? pic.twitter.com/Z7XXcw6Yhz
— Chetan Bhagat (@chetan_bhagat) December 10, 2015
He tweeted again to express his anger and disappointment.
Dear CM, when you retweet trolls making personal attacks on me,you tacitly encourage them. And that’s what they are doing right now. Thanks.
— Chetan Bhagat (@chetan_bhagat) December 10, 2015
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