Re: Cops interrupt the MRF rally and detain the bikers near Hyderabad

If permission wasnt taken, The organigers should be penalized heavily. But the bikers, participating should not suffer. Hopefully it is sorted out soon.

Re: Cops interrupt the MRF rally and detain the bikers near Hyderabad

This is a good lesson for anybody who is trying to organize an event. Even when we plan our trip/meet/g2g and riding through village roads, we must be aware of such villagers and make sure we get permission from them/cops, riding on highways or SH is fine, but country roads needs some care.

Re: Cops interrupt the MRF rally and detain the bikers near Hyderabad

No point in detaining the participants. They have been invited and come to participate... but then as per law they can be detained. It is the fault of the organizer of not taking the necessary permits and raising awareness in the villages where the event is taking place.

And as for cops slapping and hitting people; it's the birth right of cops ... so no point denying that either.

Section 189 in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988

Re: Cops interrupt the MRF rally and detain the bikers near Hyderabad

You meant 'they can't be' ??

Re: Cops interrupt the MRF rally and detain the bikers near Hyderabad

They can be and will be detained as per law. All participants are equally liable.

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Villagers are really poor souls who toil in the Sun and Rain and provide food to everyone, still they are considered to be unwanted and allowed to commit suicide. This is the first time someone is really concerned about Villagers. A country cannot survive without villagers or villages.

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If it's about farmers then i'd only agree if they were destroying by racing through crops. Farmers have bigger issues that need to be dealt with.

I meant 'they can be' ... if you are an accessory then it falls upon you to be aware of what your actions contribute to. They should have confirmed the licenses and permissions. I hate playing the 10th man advocacy always but that's how the law works unless challenged, which it can be ,under a misinformation clause which is still a minor clause.

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Villagers are not going to be affected only if bikes are ridden over crops. If an event is organized in a village it is going to hamper the peaceful life of villagers in some way or the other. Trees would be cut down, livestock which roam freely in villages could be hurt, non biodegradable waste would be discarded. We bikers are busy working for a 9 to 5 job making someone else rich, taking selfies, riding bikes during the weekend, updating facebook that we do not know whats happening in our neighbourhood. In a couple of years corporate companies would monopolize farming and a poor farmer would be deprived of his cultivating land and would be forced to commit suicide, it is already next to impossible to find A2 milk in India (please do research about A1 and A2 milk). I have done group rides in the past and I have not seen a single biker who stops near a restaurant run by a poor man. I have only seen people stopping near big global outlets to have pizzas and burgers which is neither good for our country's economy nor for our health. Its high time we stop being just a passionate biker and start being a passionate human being and a responsible citizen, we could do little things like buying goods and services only from a poor person who lives in our neighbourhood, servicing/ restoring an old bike from a poor mechanic instead of buying a new bike, indulging in social activities during weekends instead of riding our bikes. I don't know how many people even know to talk in their mother tongue/ regional language here. Today's urban youth graduated from the modern education system of Lord Macaulay are forced to think that anything that is native is of inferior quality and to be of superior quality it has to be from America or Europe but the truth is the exact opposite.
PS: One can live without riding bikes but, one cannot live without having food.

For people who are wondering who Lord Macaulay is

Re: Cops interrupt the MRF rally and detain the bikers near Hyderabad

I've been a lot around Hyderabad to all those villages where Hyderabad gets its green veggies and milk from, as a part of practicing touring. I've noticed these things to be common for all the villagers around.

1. People here are very cool and peaceful, unlike around Bhopal or Delhi, where there is more activity. The villages are thrown substantially far away because of lack of water, and hence, are less prone to outsider interactions.
2. Like every agro-based village, people here love their cattle, and in the past 10 years, suffered a lot both economically and morally, thanks to Telnagana movement, they now hate the Hyderabad-urban freaks.
3. The police here are very cool and composed, and support the villagers, and also us. They act as the mediators. They don't always stop you to collect fines. Sometimes, to warn you to control speeds, and many a times to wear a helmet (without fining for not wearing one)

If the event had taken place without prior permissive documentation, I'd consider it as a exploitation of their habitat, ain't it bad you are off-roading, in a place meant to be quite and peaceful? Let the suggestion be from xbhp towards the biking community to ensure all the necessary permissions be checked in case of such events. Moderators, please magnify the issue.

Re: Cops interrupt the MRF rally and detain the bikers near Hyderabad

Re: Cops interrupt the MRF rally and detain the bikers near Hyderabad

From what i have heard, permission was sought and granted for the rally in one village. Two kilometres of the route (whether intentional or ignorance i don't know) went through a neighbouring village where permission had not been taken. And the neighbouring village cops hauled up the riders and organizers and put them in the clink for a one nighter!

What happened after that i am not yet aware of.

Re: Cops interrupt the MRF rally and detain the bikers near Hyderabad

Why only organizer is responsible for this ,don't you think bikers are also, don't they have to check the permission before going there.
No body want someone to interfere in their daily cultural life and so as farmers.
I am sorry to say but now a days what many bikers want is to get a licensed chance of high speeding, rough off-roading
They don't care about anything and when it comes to a group of bikers riding together they act like ghost rider.
Now a days these idiots are spoiling biking spirit and we are losing respect for a biker.

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just wondering... when you go to the cinema to watch a movie, do you check if they have permission to screen the movie?

what about when you eat out at a restaurant? do you check if they've got their food licenses in order before you order your food?

It's the organizers job to get permission. It's the reason they're called "organizers."

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Let the cops do their duty. But hitting/abusing the organizer is uncivilized policing, but alas that incident might be swept under the carpet.
There is video showing the cop abusing the organizer and today came across a post by the Telangana CM's son i.e. KTR (a minister himself) tweeting to the DGP to look in to this incident . This incident had a different outcome since it was 'organized' and run by known firms/companies.
A year ago, a similar incident occurred when a bunch of around 15 guys (mostly from the koghyd fb group - ktm owners group Hyderabad) went on a weekend trip and on their way back were stopped by villagers/cops and media. These guys were help up for at-least 6 hours in the police station before being let off after being charged a hefty 'fine' (without proper challan)