थापाथली चोकमा ट्राफिक प्रहरीसँग आशिकाको किन भयो वादविवाद ?

काठमाडौं । काठमाडौंको थापाथली चोकमा राष्ट्रिय स्वतन्त्र पार्टी (रास्वपा)की सांसद आशिका तामाङ र ट्राफिक प्रहरीबीच वादविवाद भएको छ । प्रहरीले हरियो वत्ति बलेपछि पनि गाडी अघि बढ्न नदिएपछि आशिका रुष्ट बनेकी थिइन् ।

घटना आज ३ बजेतिरको हो । आशिका संदि वैठकबाट फर्कदै गर्दा थापाथली चोकअघि रेड लाइटमा उनको गाडी रोकियो । केहीबेरमा हरियो वत्ति बलेपछि गाडी अगाडि बढाउन खोज्दा ट्राफिक प्रहरीले रोक्न ईशारा गरेका थिए । जेब्रा क्रसिङमा मानिसहरु ओहोरदोहोर गरिरहेको भन्दै उनले गाडी रोकेका हुन् ।

आशिका गाडीभित्र ड्राइभर छेउको सिटमा थिइन् । जेव्रा क्रसिङको ठिक अगाडि गाडी रोकिएपछि उनले झ्याल खोलेर ट्राफिकलाई बोलाइन् । हरियो वत्ति बलेपछि मान्छे किन कन्ट्रोल नगरेको भनेर प्रहरीलाई प्रश्न गरिन् । तर, गुट्खा चपाइरहेका प्रहरीले राम्ररी जवाफ नदिएको उनी बताउँछिन् ।

‘म एउटा सांसद भएर होइन, सर्वसाधारण यात्रुकै रुपमा प्रश्न गरेको थिएँ, तर उहाँले मेरो प्रश्नलाई महत्व नै दिनुभएन,’ आशिका भन्छिन् ।

ती ट्राफिकसँग केहीबेर बादविवाद भएपछि आशिका यस्तो अन्याय पनि हुन्छ ? भन्दै गाडीबाट उत्रिइन् । पारीपट्टीको साइडमा अर्का ट्राफिक प्रहरी चिट काटिरहेका थिए । आशिकाले उनीसँग कुरा गरिन् । सम्भवतः ती प्रहरीले आशिकालाई चिने । उनले विवाद गर्ने प्रहरीलाई आफूले सम्झाउने आश्वासन दिएपछि आशिका पुन गाडीमा चढिन् र आफ्नो बाटो लागिन् ।

यस विषयमा नेपाल प्रेससँग कुरा गर्दै आशिकाले भनिन्, ‘संसारमा जहाँ पनि हरियो वत्ति बलेपछि गाडी हिँड्ने हो । तर, थापाथली चोकमा प्रहरीले पहिल्यैदेखि सवारीचालकहरुमाथि यस्तै व्यवहार गरिरहेका रहेछन् । त्यही भएर मैले प्रतिवाद गरेको मात्र हो । उहाँहरुप्रति मेरो व्यक्तिगतरुपमा कुनै पनि पूर्वाग्रह छैन ।’

Kathmandu. An argument broke out between Rashtriya Swatantra Party (RSWP) MP Ashika Tamang and traffic police at Thapathali Chowk in Kathmandu. Ashika was angry after the police did not allow her vehicle to proceed even after the green light was on.

The incident took place around 3 pm today. While Ashika was returning from a meeting, her car stopped at a red light in front of Thapathali Chowk. After a while, the light turned green and when she tried to move forward, the traffic police signaled her to stop. She stopped the car saying that people were moving around at the zebra crossing.

Ashika was in the driver's seat inside the car. When the car stopped right in front of the zebra crossing, she opened the window and called the traffic police. She asked the police why they didn't control the people when the light turned green. However, she says the police, who were chewing gutkha, did not give a proper answer.

"I asked the question not as an MP, but as an ordinary passenger, but he did not give any importance to my question," says Ashika.

After arguing with the traffic policeman for a while, Ashika got out of the car, saying, "Is there such injustice?" Another traffic policeman was cutting tickets on the other side. Ashika talked to him. Perhaps the policeman recognized Ashika. After he assured the policeman who had argued that he would remind him, Ashika got back in the car and went on her way.

Talking to Nepal Press on this issue, Ashika said, 'Anywhere in the world, vehicles move forward when the light turns green. However, the police have been treating drivers like this at Thapathali Chowk for a long time. That is why I protested. I personally have no prejudice against them.'