Fadnavis burn: Maharashtra CM teaches police how to respond to citizens on Twitter

Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis pulled up Thane Police officials for not helping out a man who complained about a traffic jam in Thane.

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Rest assured, the Thane Police will think twice before responding on Twitter.

Frustrated that your tweets about Thane’s crazy traffic aren’t getting a response? Fret not, you now have Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis’ support.

On Tuesday night, after a Mumbai resident, who goes by the name Dps S on Twitter, sought help from the police about a traffic jam at ghodunder check naka in Thane, he got the usual bureaucratic response: “Jurisdiction of Thane rural police. kindly intimate them.” But luckily for him, Chief Minister Fadnavis, who was also tagged in the tweet, responded to the Thane Police with a ‘what-your-reply-should-have-been’ tweet.

“Your reply should be ‘It is under Thane Rural Police jurisdiction and “we will inform them”.'”

The Thane Police, clearly taken aback, tweeted a good 45 minutes later: “Sir, as a protocol, we always call & inform the concerned authority irrespective of the jurisdiction & it was done in this case too. However you have rightly pointed out that the complainant should be told that too. Thank you sir.”

Here’s how it all unfolded:

@ThaneCityPolice @CPMumbaiPolice @Dev_Fadnavis Heavy traffic jam at gohdbunder way to Fountain Hotel pic.twitter.com/VWhmkQzw0G

— Dps S (@DpsS9) July 2, 2016

@DpsS9 @CPMumbaiPolice @Dev_Fadnavis Jurisdiction of Thane rural police. kindly intimate them.

— Thane City Police (@ThaneCityPolice) July 2, 2016

@ThaneCityPolice Your reply should be ‘It is under Thane Rural Police jurisdiction and “we will inform them”.’@DpsS9 @CPMumbaiPolice

— Devendra Fadnavis (@Dev_Fadnavis) July 2, 2016

@Dev_Fadnavis @DpsS9 Sir, as a protocol, we always call & inform the concerned authority irrespective of the jurisdiction & it was done 1/2

— Thane City Police (@ThaneCityPolice) July 2, 2016

@Dev_Fadnavis @DpsS9 2/2 in this case too. However you have rightly pointed out that the complainant should be told that too. Thank you sir.

— Thane City Police (@ThaneCityPolice) July 2, 2016

One thing’s for sure, you can now ensure your tweets about traffic jams in Mumbai and Thane will get a prompt response. Thank you, Fadnavis!

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