A flower & kind message: Punishment for erring drivers during odd-even scheme

If you are one of the violators of the odd-even rule in Delhi, be prepared to face some Gandhigiri.

A flower and a polite message – that’s what Arvind Kejriwal’s volunteers will give to violators of the odd-even vehicle scheme on Delhi roads.

Days after the Delhi police chief BS Bassi warned of vigilantism, the Delhi chief minister has asked his volunteers not to “misbehave” with those violating the policy and opt for Gandhigiri.

“You don’t have to challan, you don’t have get into arguments, you don’t have to misbehave or stop cars. When cars halt at traffic lights and you see someone violating the odd-even formula, you have to request them with folded hands not to violate it,” he said.

The chief minister said that the Delhi government was planning to engage 5,700 civil defence volunteers and over 1,000 volunteers from both the NCC and the NSS.

“There is a lot of strength in Gandhigiri. We have to win hearts. We have to make this a people’s movement by working together with the police, transport officials and sub-divisional magistrates,” said Kejriwal.

Volunteers will be stationed at nearly 200 traffic signals starting January 1 -- 8am to 8pm -- holding placards encouraging people to follow the odd-even car rule. Civil defence volunteers will focus only on increasing awareness.