Mumbai woman blasts BJP MLA over traffic chaos caused by 'Nari Shakti' rally on western express highway; Congress reacts

The incident occurred when Mahajan was addressing reporters at the 'Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam' rally, organised to target opposition parties over the defeat of the Constitution amendment bill.

A woman was on Tuesday seen confronting Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Girish Mahajan in Mumbai over severe traffic disruption caused by a protest rally led by him in the Worli area.

The incident took place when Mahajan was addressing reporters during a rally organised around the 'Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam', aimed at targeting opposition parties over the defeat of the Constitution amendment bill that sought to fast-track 33 per cent reservation for women in legislative bodies in the Lok Sabha.

Videos of the confrontation quickly went viral on social media, drawing mixed reactions and criticism of the BJP's protest tactics.

In the clips, the woman can be seen angrily confronting the MLA, saying, "Did you not understand? What is wrong with you? There are hundreds of people waiting." When a police official tried to intervene, she refused to engage and demanded that no one speak to her.

Another video purportedly showed long queues of vehicles stuck due to the traffic jam caused by the rally.

In one of the viral clips, the woman is heard telling the MLA to "get out," blaming the protest for the chaos. "Get out of here. You are causing a traffic jam," she said, questioning why the rally could not have been held at an open ground instead of disrupting traffic.

Reacting to the incident, several social media users criticised the protest. One user wrote on X that if the BJP was keen on holding a rally, it should have been organised at places like Varsha Bungalow or areas where ministers reside, instead of causing inconvenience to the public.

Vice president of the Maharashtra unit of the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar faction), Yogesh Sawant, also shared the video, alleging that the protest led to massive traffic congestion. He claimed that the woman, who had reportedly been stuck for hours, confronted BJP leaders and questioned them over the inconvenience caused.

Former Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole also shared the video, saying that ordinary citizens were being harassed due to the BJP's "drama." He added that the woman's reaction reflected growing public frustration.

Congress calls out BJP's 'drama'

Maharashtra Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal also shared the clip, alleging that the ruling party's campaign on women's reservation had exposed its "real face."

He accused the BJP of misleading women for political gains and using the issue to push a "false narrative." Sapkal further claimed that the opposition alliance had already thwarted what he described as the BJP's attempt to alter constitutional and electoral processes under the guise of reservation.

He added that the party was now resorting to rallies and public campaigns to revive the issue.