Smriti Irani, the Union HRD minister is in controversy again and this time it is because of a road accident which involves the convoy of the minister and took place on Yamuna Expressway. An FIR has been filed on Monday which says that the minister didn’t help the road accident victim, despite his daughter asked for help with “folded hands”.
On Saturday night, Dr. Ramesh Nagar was riding a motorbike with his 12 yr daughter and a nine year nephew when a Honda city sedan hit them on the Yamuna Expressway. The family members of the doctor are alleging that the Honda city was a part of minister’s convoy while the local police and Irani’s office are saying that Honda city car was not a part of the minister’s convoy.
Smriti’s car also got hit but she didn’t get hurt. The minister was coming back to Delhi from Vrindavan, where she went for taking part in a meeting of BJP’s young wing. She explained the situation and her efforts of helping the victims in a series of tweets:
For all enquiring re my accident- I'm fine. Thank you for the concern and wishes.
— Smriti Z Irani (Modi Ka Parivar) (@smritiirani) March 5, 2016
There was a pile up of vehicles due to an accident on the expressway. Unfortunately the police vehicle before mine & my car also crashed.
— Smriti Z Irani (Modi Ka Parivar) (@smritiirani) March 5, 2016
Tried to help the injured who were lying on the road for quiet sometime and ensured they reach a hospital. Pray for their safety.
— Smriti Z Irani (Modi Ka Parivar) (@smritiirani) March 5, 2016
Good Samaritan Manoj Chopra and his wife also helped injured citizens. God bless them for their empathy and kindness.
— Smriti Z Irani (Modi Ka Parivar) (@smritiirani) March 5, 2016
The eye-witness Manoj Chopra stated that Smriti’s convoy crashed into the vehicles which were piled up due to the accident and she, “came out of her car and immediately made calls for help. And within 10 minutes an ambulance arrived,” while the police official Rakesh Yadav also confirmed “Smriti Irani’s convoy had reached accident spot 7-8 minutes after the accident, in which one person died and two were injured.”
Smriti Irani ji's convoy had rammed into vehicles which were piled up due to the accident- Manoj Chopra, Eyewitness pic.twitter.com/OoEQOSgmvP
— ANI (@ANI) March 7, 2016
Smriti Irani ji's convoy had reached accident spot, 7-8 minutes after the accident, where 1 person died and 2 were injured-Rakesh Yadav,SSP
— ANI (@ANI) March 7, 2016
Her convoy crashed into vehicles which were already piled up on Yamuna Expressway due to that accident- Rakesh Yadav pic.twitter.com/9lslozPYbR
— ANI (@ANI) March 7, 2016
However, the daughter of Doctor told this to a news daily, “She chose not to pay heed to our pleas and sat in her car before moving away. Had she (Irani) helped us, my father would have been alive today.”
Doctor was hit by another car after he was hit by the Honda city, as his daughter told, “My father attempted to get up but was struck again. He did not rise after that.” She further went to accuse the doctors and officials of Mathura District Hospital for not providing proper treatment to her father.
Agra: Smriti Irani's convoy rammed into our car,she came out,I begged her for help but she left-Daughter of victim pic.twitter.com/d04zWUvuIO
— ANI (@ANI) March 7, 2016
The Doctor’s son, Abhishek Nagar also made the same claim as he said, “My sister literally pleaded with folded hands to Smriti Irani for help, but she did not stop.”
Abhishek lodged a complaint against the driver of the vehicle and the FIR reads, “The driver of the car fled while the minister, Smriti Irani, without paying any attention to children lying injured, sat in her car and moved away.”
My sister literally pleaded with folded hands to Smriti Irani for help,but she did not stop-Abhishek,son of victim pic.twitter.com/ez7Mgi6zaf
— ANI (@ANI) March 7, 2016
However, the local police have stated, “The Honda City involved in accident with the motorcycle of a doctor was not from the minister’s cavalcade that reached the spot a little while after the accident,” and that Honda city which hit the doctor was also thrashed by two cars and an ambulance.
SP (Mathura rural), Arun Kumar Singh has disclosed that the Honda City car is in the name of Delhi based Man Arora’s daughter Dimple and he further said, “The driver, believed to be a woman, fled from the spot.”
Earlier, BJP MP Hema Malini also faced criticism for not helping the accident victims who were hit by her car and a four year old girl lost her life.
Twitter has criticized the HRD Minister for being insensitive and inhuman:
Shame on #SmritiIrani for running away from the scene rather than helping the victims..#SmritiHitandRun https://t.co/qcjddVAc5d
— KhushbuSundar (Modi ka Parivaar) (@khushsundar) March 7, 2016
https://twitter.com/ShirishKunder/status/706793242902269957
Smriti refused to help,drove off & lied for helping the victim who lost her father.Shameless, insensitive,obnoxious !#SmritiHitandRun
— Salman Nizami (@SalmanNizami_) March 7, 2016
#SmritiHitAndRun This is total inhuman gesture by irani.I dont think a victim's daughter will lie in this grief situation.Irani must clarify
— Shuja Gandhi (@ShujaGandhi) March 7, 2016
Unfortunately"Human resource Development"mnst,!saving life is d first condition f human develpmnt #SmritiHitandRun https://t.co/HJBVFTMj0t
— SIMA (@seemaadhikari) March 7, 2016
Her convoy killed a man and she was busy tweeting the lie instead of helping the family. Shame! #SmritiHitandRun
— Arun Subhash Yadav (@MPArunYadav) March 7, 2016
#SmritiHitandRun From Smriti Irani to Hema Malini,BJP's leaders empathy for commoners ,just fraud, lies n dramabazi
— Poly Sarkar 👩🚀 (@polysmind) March 7, 2016
#SmritiHitandRun person who does not respect basic human life cannot remain in office to serve the people
— Jaiveer Shergill (@JaiveerShergill) March 7, 2016
https://twitter.com/IndiaTv24/status/706838803588079617
https://twitter.com/RoflKumar/status/706788341233033216
Quite unfortunate! What kind of leader she is? Brought disgrace to the office #SmritiHitandRun https://t.co/Wc8RzDbilY
— Office Of Dr Anand Rai (@anandrai177) March 7, 2016
Its a habit of BJP leaders to hit common ppl
Rajasthan cm @VasundharaBJP S convoy had hit bike #SmritiHitandRun pic.twitter.com/VFeRkPt4A3— Vinay Kumar Dokania (@VinayDokania) March 7, 2016
Both of these Public Representatives Should Not Think 2 Wish "Women's Day" Tomorrow#SmritiHitAndRun @sanjaynirupam pic.twitter.com/oK0qcx4WS3
— Niraj Bhatia (@bhatia_niraj23) March 7, 2016
Tonight BhaktNow will Prove
Nobody Died
The Victim Lied#ManuSmriti Cried
LapDog wags his Tail #SmritiHitandRun pic.twitter.com/n7nLfeCIs6— GeetV (@geetv79) March 7, 2016
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