Watch: Ambulance made to wait in traffic as Amit Shah's convoy passes by in Mumbai's Andheri

Mumbai: Union Home Minister Amit Shah's two-day visit to the city caused chaos on certain roads, making several commuters complain about 'reaching late' due to the travel restrictions imposed by the Mumbai Traffic police.

Commuters, who travel by road, especially in the morning peak hours, reportedly experienced tremendous amounts of problems in reaching their destination.

Amid the traffic woes caused by this VIP movement, a video has gone viral on the social media website Instagram. In the video, an ambulance can be seen stuck in traffic in Andheri's Saki Naka as Amit Shah's convoy passes by. The ambulance was stuck for around 5 to 10 minutes despite the siren blowing out loud .

Mumbai citizen Jesson Jose posted the video on Instagram claiming that he complained to the cops about why the ambulance was kept waiting and not allowed to proceed. "This is very sad to see where an ambulance was asked to wait so that @amitshahofficial could pass by.

As i was asking the cop to leave the ambulance, he was indirectly telling me to step off the road. After taking this video, i went to the cop and asked him "This is about Life. If your parents would have been in this ambulance, would you ever do the same?". He didn't have any answer.

"Sadly no one dared to come and say anything. I had to step in for someone's life and as i was arguing with the cop, he started shouting back at me. Seeing what i was doing, there was a huge crowd gathered and started arguing with the cop and let the ambulance leave.

I am badly hurt by the system and would really wish that a change would happen from the authority level so that they lead with an example."

Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s two-day visit to Mumbai began on Sunday. He held political meetings and also offered prayers at the Lalbaugcha Raja in Parel.

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While speaking to Free Press Journal, Jesson said, "I was waiting to meet my friends and that is when I saw this ambulance stuck in the traffic and that is when I ran out to help. It was sad to see that no one was willing to help. It was only after I intervened that a huge crowd gathered. Initially, the cops were not willing to let the ambulance pass, but eventually, they let the ambulance go because of the pressure from the crowd."

As per other social media posts, there was a pregnant lady in the ambulance who was having some complications. However, this news could not be confirmed.

TMC leader, Saket Gokhale also tweeted the video of the incident and attacked Amit Shah and BJP.

Published on: Tuesday, September 06, 2022, 03:03 PM IST