Amid long queues at petrol pumps in the wake of the truck drivers' protest against the new hit-and-run law, a video of a 'Zomato delivery agent' galloping on the streets of Hyderabad has gone viral.
In the short clip, the man can be seen arriving on horseback at Chanchalguda, near the Imperial Hotel. The delivery agent can be seen sitting on the back of a dark brown horse with a Zomato delivery bag strapped to his back.
#viralvideo | Zomato agent delivers orders on horseback in Hyderabad amid fuel shortage and strike.
A video of a Zomato delivery agent riding a horse in protest of fuel shortages at petrol pumps in Hyderabad has gone viral.#Zomato #Hyderabad #Telangana #Hyderabad #Horse… pic.twitter.com/wnnxjL7sdt— Neha Bisht (@neha_bisht12) January 3, 2024
In another video, the man can be seen waving to the public on the streets. When asked by a passerby, the man claimed that he opted to arrive on horseback to deliver the food as the petrol pumps across the city had run out of fuel.
"Petrol nahi mila bhai. Teen ghante line me khada raha. Zomato se nikal gaya..petrol nahi mila.(There was no petrol at the pumps. I waited in the queue for three hours. Left after taking the order but I could not get petrol)," the delivery boy said in the viral video.
On Tuesday, long queues were witnessed on several roads in Hyderabad as a large number of people gathered at the fuel stations, resulting in heavy traffic jams, PTI reported.
A senior police official told the news agency, "(Fuel) availability is there. People are apprehensive that due to the agitation by truck drivers, it may not be available and they are going to petrol pumps in large numbers, following which queues were formed and subsequently spilled over to the roads resulting in traffic jams initially".
The truck drivers' strike was called off after a meeting between the representatives of the association and officials of the Ministry of Home Affairs in New Delhi.
Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla said the central government has not implemented the new rule yet.
“We discussed with All India Motor Transport Congress representatives, that the government wants to say that the new rule has not been implemented yet, we all want to say that before implementing Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 106/2, we will have a discussion with All India Motor Transport Congress representatives and then only we will take a decision," Bhalla said.
In a statement, the Home Ministry stated that the "decision to invoke Section 106 (2) of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita will be taken only after consultation with the All India Motor Transport Congress."
“We appeal to All India Motor Transport Congress and all the drivers to return to their respective jobs,” it added.
The Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, which replaced the colonial-era Indian Penal Code (IPC), imposes stringent penalties for hit-and-run cases. The new law imposes a fine of up to ₹7 lakh and up to 10 years of imprisonment on drivers causing serious road accidents through negligent driving and fleeing without reporting the incident to the police or any official from the administration.
(Edited by : Sudarsanan Mani)
First Published: Jan 3, 2024 3:36 PM IST
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