Bihar commuters stranded in 42°C honk in protest, cops ease VIP roadblock

The road closure in Bihar's Motihari left hundreds of commuters stranded in sweltering heat, with temperatures hovering around 42°C. As the delay stretched on, frustrated motorists began honking in protest, creating a sustained chorus that lasted several minutes.

In Short

• Commuters stranded in 42°C heat in Motihari due to VIP movement
• Traffic blocked ahead of Vice President CP Radhakrishnan's arrival
• Motorists launched sustained horn protest over delay

After commuters stranded in 42°C during a VIP movement in Bihar's Motihari launched a sustained horn protest, police were eventually forced to ease a roadblock and allow traffic to move.

A short clip of the incident, which has gone viral on social media, showed a long queue of vehicles stuck at a traffic signal as police and security personnel blocked the road ahead of the arrival of Vice President CP Radhakrishnan. He was scheduled to attend the convocation ceremony of Mahatma Gandhi Central University.

The road closure left hundreds of commuters stranded in sweltering heat, with temperatures hovering around 42°C. As the delay stretched on, frustrated motorists began honking in protest, creating a sustained chorus that lasted several minutes.

Public frustration eventually mounted to such an extent that police personnel were forced to ease the restrictions and allow vehicles to move through the area.

The video captured the growing unrest among commuters who were trying to reach their destinations amid the prolonged traffic hold-up.

The video was shared on Instagram by a user identified as Kalpana Srivastava, who criticised the practice of halting public movement for VIP convoys. In her post, she argued that such a display of VIP culture should be opposed and said the motorists' collective honking served as a form of public protest.

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(With inputs from Sachin Panday)