30 oct 2012
Ahmedabad: When Gujarat MP Vitthal Radadiya pulled out a
gun at a toll plaza in Vadodara, he perhaps wasn't aware that he was
being caught on candid camera.
Today, almost three weeks after that footage ran on television channels with a barrage of angry remarks from the public, the Gujarat High Court shared its own criticism of Mr Radadiya, adding to the ignominy for Mr Radadiya's party, the Congress.
"It's very unfortunate that a person with a special stature of MP, a lawmaker, behaves in such a way," Justice RH Shukla said.
The MP, has refused to apologise for pulling a gun on the toll booth attendant who wanted to see his ID. Because MPs are exempt from paying toll, the attendant wanted to verify his documents before letting his car pass. Mr Radadiya has said that he was incensed after the staff at the toll plaza called him "a bogus MP." He also insists that he felt endangered because 15 security guards were surrounding him -a claim not corroborated by security cameras.
An FIR filed against Mr Radadiya by the toll plaza manager, Ajaysinh Thakore, accused him of life threats and rioting.
While Mr Thakore's advocate made a U-turn in court and did not insist on pressing charges, the BJP government said it will pursue the case as Mr Radadia's conduct was "unbecoming" of a public servant.
The case against Mr Radadiya has been filed by the local police, and the charges against him include rioting.
The case will next be heard on November 5.
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Today, almost three weeks after that footage ran on television channels with a barrage of angry remarks from the public, the Gujarat High Court shared its own criticism of Mr Radadiya, adding to the ignominy for Mr Radadiya's party, the Congress.
"It's very unfortunate that a person with a special stature of MP, a lawmaker, behaves in such a way," Justice RH Shukla said.
The MP, has refused to apologise for pulling a gun on the toll booth attendant who wanted to see his ID. Because MPs are exempt from paying toll, the attendant wanted to verify his documents before letting his car pass. Mr Radadiya has said that he was incensed after the staff at the toll plaza called him "a bogus MP." He also insists that he felt endangered because 15 security guards were surrounding him -a claim not corroborated by security cameras.
An FIR filed against Mr Radadiya by the toll plaza manager, Ajaysinh Thakore, accused him of life threats and rioting.
While Mr Thakore's advocate made a U-turn in court and did not insist on pressing charges, the BJP government said it will pursue the case as Mr Radadia's conduct was "unbecoming" of a public servant.
The case against Mr Radadiya has been filed by the local police, and the charges against him include rioting.
The case will next be heard on November 5.
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