Joel's news clippings had this report:
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SPELL OUT STAND ON HELMETS, CANDIDATES TOLD:
The Motorcycle Action group has urged two-wheeler riders to demand that the
candidates contesting the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections make their stand
clear on the helmet issue.
It has also demanded that the Goa government should immediately clarify its
stand on the helmet rule in view of the fact that the traffic authorities
are not implementing the rule as reportedly instructions have been given
not to enforce the helmet rule till the Lok Sabha elections apparently to
avoid any backlash from two-wheeler riders. MAG spokesman Adv Aires
Rodrigues said that the enforcing authorities should not be given any
unofficial instructions on implementation of the rule to differentiate any
particular section of two-wheeler riders. (H)
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Again Aires Rodrigues has made a brilliant observation. I predict that not
a single candidate will make a clear statement on what they intend to do
about the helmet rule. If any candidate clearly states that he will get
this unpopular rule implemented immediately then he is sure to lose the
election. And if he says he will get rid of the rule then he will not be
able to keep his word once elected.
But then, on the other hand, nobody keeps their promises once they are
elected. Should be fun to see how the candidates answer MAG's challenge to
clarify their stand.
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