Delhi and Gurugram Police played ‘blame game’ on Twitter amid chaotic traffic jam

People in Delhi were stuck in a huge traffic jam after heavy rains, and tweeted out to traffic officials for help. However, it led to a blame game between Delhi Traffic Police and Gurugram Police.

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Delhi Traffic Police vs Gurugram Police: Who won the blame game?

From traffic jams to fire breakouts, Twitter is just the right platform to help spread the news as well as raise awareness about it. Moreover, it is easier to reach out to the respective authorities on the microblogging platform. But what if two government bodies play ‘blame games’ on Twitter instead of working in the hour of need?

On such incident left Twitterati shocked when heavy rains brought traffic to a standstill in the Delhi National Capital Region on Friday. Expressing his exasperation, a commuter tweeted about the traffic jam on NH48. Tagging both, Delhi and Gurugram police, he wrote: “Stuck for last one hour at NH 48 in front of ambience mall. Please help.” Little did he know that his tweet would create a rift between the two, and they would start arguing right there.

Check out what Birender Kumar Singh‏, whose handle is @singhbk, tweeted.

@gurgaonpolice @dtptraffic stuck for last one hour at NH 48 in front of ambience mall. Please help

— Birender Kumar Singh (@singhbk) September 22, 2017

Delhi Traffic Police replied to him saying the area was out of their jurisdiction and that they have forwarded it to Gurugram Police.

Thanks, matter is out of Delhi Police jurisdiction so your complaint is being forwarded to @gurgaonpolice for taking necessary action.

— Delhi Traffic Police (@dtptraffic) September 22, 2017

This, in turn, led to Gurugram Police’s counter attack. They tweeted that it was the traffic in Delhi that was causing congestion in Gurugram.

@dtptraffic Plz clear your traffic over rajokri flyover. This is resulting in serious traffic congestion in Gurugram.

— Gurugram Police (@gurgaonpolice) September 22, 2017

And, this is what Delhi Police said.

Thanks, area traffic staff has again been informed to take necessary action in this regard.

— Delhi Traffic Police (@dtptraffic) September 22, 2017

Meanwhile, another tweet from Gurugram Police’s handle came in.

Sir, concerned traffic control unit has been informed and our staff is on the spot trying to regulate traffic.

— Gurugram Police (@gurgaonpolice) September 22, 2017

Even though Delhi Traffic Police ended the argument by saying that the staff was there to regulate the traffic, Twitterati couldn’t help but be annoyed at the exchange of tweets between the two official bodies on the public platform.

Check out some reactions here.

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— Adithaps (@adithaps) September 22, 2017

Well done both the👮, Public is suffering you guys are even confuse about your area.

— Rahul उर्फ़ Zimmy® (@hellorahul09) September 22, 2017

Lovely table tennis between 2 police teams who should be interdependent on each other.

— Sunil Issar (@SunilIssar) September 22, 2017

This thread shows us the reality that Delhi Police doesn’t really do much when it comes to managing traffic, especially when it rains 🙄 https://t.co/0CSNghg1p4

— S Aadeetya (@aadee_ram) September 22, 2017

@dtptraffic how u know his location & decide on jurisdiction from your twitter account? This NH8 mess occurs every single day. @LtGovDelhi

— CA (@ca_ind) September 22, 2017

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