BJP honours Uber driver for ‘exemplary citizenship’

Mumbai: Mumbai BJP chief Mangal Prabhat Lodha on Saturday felicitated a cab driver, who took a passenger to a police station after overhearing a phone chat about the anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act protests.

The Mumbai BJP chief conferred “Alert Citizenship Award” on cab driver Rohit Gaur at the Santacruz police station.

He also accused the passenger, the poet-activist Bappadittya Sarkar, of hatching an “anti-national conspiracy” against the CAA.

“Rohit is an alert citizen who has established an exemplary example for others,” the BJP leader said.

The citizens, who were present in the premises of the police station, also praised Rohit and raised the slogan of ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’.    

In a tweet, the BJP leader said, “Rohit Gaur....who handed over the Uber taxi passenger devising anti-national conspiracy against the citizenship amendment Act. Felicitated Rohit Gaur on behalf of the people of Mumbai calling him at the Santa Cruz Police Station and gave alert citizen award (sic),” Mr Lodha also shared pictures showing him felicitating Gaur.

He also said that every citizen should be as alert as Rohit and create awareness. He also urged the police to help Rohit in removing the Uber ban on him as he had worked in the interest of the country.