WATCH: Pune-Based Influencer Asks Gopichand Padalkar About HSRP Number Plate; BJP MLA Replies, ‘Where Is Your Helmet?’
Pune: A viral video has raised questions over the number plate of a vehicle used by BJP MLA Gopichand Padalkar. Pune-based social media influencer Santosh Pandit is seen confronting Padalkar over an alleged lack of a High-Security Registration Plate (HSRP). The confrontation took place as Padalkar was attending the BJP Maharashtra state executive meeting in Pune on Monday. Pandit followed the…
A video has gone viral, showing Pune-based social media influencer Santosh Pandit confronting BJP MLA Gopichand Padalkar about an alleged lack of a High-Security Registration Plate (HSRP) on one of his vehicles. The dispute occurred as Padalkar was attending the BJP Maharashtra state executive meeting in Pune on Monday. Pandit, following the MLA's convoy, questioned him about the registration plate displayed on the vehicle, which has the number MH 10 ED 007.
When asked why the vehicle did not have an HSRP, Padalkar stated that it was a Marathi number plate. Pandit then questioned whether the vehicle's Marathi number plate exempted it from HSRP rules. The video captures Pandit repeatedly asking Padalkar, "You are an MLA, yet there is no HSRP." He also asked whether HSRP rules apply to the vehicle and whether the vehicle should have an HSRP, given Padalkar's preference for Marathi number plates.
The argument then shifted to other traffic rules. Padalkar challenged Pandit about whether he was wearing a helmet, to which Pandit responded by questioning why politicians and ordinary citizens are not treated equally when it comes to traffic rule enforcement. He also alleged that the vehicle and the driver were not wearing seatbelts, stating that if common citizens do not wear seatbelts, they get fined, and if they do not have HSRP number plates, they also get fined. Pandit questions why he should stop recording when he is raising concerns about traffic rules.
The video has reignited debates over the HSRP rules, which were introduced to prevent tampering and duplication of vehicle number plates. In Maharashtra, vehicles registered before April 1, 2019, were required to be fitted with HSRPs, with the deadline for installation extended multiple times. The issue at hand is not solely about the number 007 but whether the physical plate displayed on the vehicle complies with the prescribed HSRP and registration plate rules.
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