Mangalore: Former Minister Turns Traffic Policeman at Nanthoor Circle
Pics: Dayanand Kukkaje
Daijiworld Media Network—Mangalore (RS/CN)
Mangalore, Jan 27: A day after the inauguration of the police commissionerate in the city, people passing by Nanthoor Circle were shocked to see a new traffic policeman wearing a ‘dhoti’ and a ‘jubba’.
The man was controlling traffic along with a gunman and two regular traffic policemen on the evening of Wednesday January 27.
The mystery man was none other than former minister Nagaraja Shetty, chairman, Coastal Development Authority. He had stepped down from his car while passing by the circle where traffic was held up.
After stepping down from his car, Nagaraja Shetty gave suggestions to the traffic policemen and started signalling to vehicles.
The drivers were surprised to see a familiar face and co-operated. But some were shocked to see a person with a gunman monitoring traffic at the circle.
The scene was a totally unexpected one and everyone just looked on without making any comments.
The former minister, who was in the news during his tenure, has since kept away from the limelight. But his short stint as a traffic policeman caught the eye of some passersby.
Criticism also followed that the traffic problem at Nanthoor Circle was at the peak during his regime as district-in-charge minister.
The traffic cops on the spot who were going about their duty were taken by surprise as well. After nearly ten minutes, the politician continued on his way.