Congressman Adhir Ranjan angers online users by riding a bike without a helmet in Murshidabad, Bengal

Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, a Congress MP, came under fire from trolls on social media after being seen riding a motorbike in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district without a helmet. The leader of the West Bengal Congress briefly removed his hands from the Royal Enfield’s handlebars to adjust his headgear.

Chowdhury was travelling as a passenger and was encircled by a sea of fans on bikes, many of whom seemed to be riding without helmets. Following the appearance of a video of the event on the social networking site X (previously Twitter), incensed individuals vented their anger about the well-known political figure’s flagrant disregard for traffic laws.

Without Helmet…are these regulations just imposed to regular folks, Vikash Anand, an X user with the handle @viksatyam1, remarked on the video. Who will be responsible for realizing this?But sadly, nobody. No helmets for these guys!? tweeted Sourabh Sanyal, who goes by the Twitter handle @sourabhsanyal, under the video. The regulations differ for politicians and ordinary people.

Some criticisms of Chowdhury’s behavior, however, had a political undertone. One of the users on X commented on the video, “Congress chapri seen sans helmets! What kind of messages are they conveying to the youth of today?

Chowdhury defended his behavior and stated, “If the police penalize me then there is no problem, but there were no people at the place where I was riding the bike. ” This came after the video of his traffic infringement went viral and began generating public outrage. And I rode again after a lengthy absence since I had memories there.

The senior Congressman’s explanation infuriated some users even more, and one of them tagged the Congress party and its scion, Lok Sabha Member Rahul Gandhi, in a post asking, “What is the logic in this @INCIndia@RahulGabdhi. You should still abide by the traffic laws even if there are no other vehicles on the road.