New Delhi: A common tweet on social media has now become a cause of a nationwide debate. On Twitter (now x), a user raised questions about three pending traffic challans on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s official car and shared the post directly to the PMO and concerned officials, which has now gone viral on the internet. The registration number of the vehicle that the user talked about was stated – DL2CAX2964, and claimed that the vehicle is registered in the name of “Prime Minister India” and has three challans outstanding.
Debate debut on screenshot and social media
The tweet also included a screenshot of a traffic tracking portal, which gave information about three traffic violations against the said train number. Although it is not yet clear that this vehicle is actually used by the Prime Minister or it is part of his convoy, but this post has sparked a discussion on a similar adherence to government rules across the country. Some users questioned that if the challan may be outstanding on the Prime Minister’s car, how much can the common citizens expect to comply with the traffic rules?
Dear @narendramodi Ji
Your vehicle no dl2cax2964 has 3 challans pending, kindly pay the challan on time and avoid any such soch Violation Next Time
CC: @Pmoindia @Hmoindia @DTPTRAFIC pic.twitter.com/xmld2phm2e– Aryan Singh (@iamaryan_17) July 1, 2025
General public reactions
After this post went viral, there was a flood of reactions on social media. Many users praised this adventure post and said that in democracy, leaders should also follow the law like ordinary citizens.
🔹 One user wrote – “Challan on Modiji’s car? Then why fine for not wearing a helmet of the common man?”
🔹 The other quipped – “Will the PMO now also send a challan receipt?”
🔹 Some said seriously – “This raises the question whether the law is equally followed in VIP culture or not?”
Is it really PM’s car?
Although the information going viral on social media said that the vehicle is recorded in the name of “Prime Minister of India”, neither the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) nor the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has given any official reaction to it. The Delhi Traffic Police has also neither commented on the validity of the challans, nor has it been clarified whether this vehicle is part of the PM’s convoy or any other government department. The challans shown in the screenshot of the traffic tracking platform are related to violations such as overspeeding and wrong parking.
Question of equal law
This incident has raised a big question – does India apply equally to everyone in India? It is often seen that VIP vehicles blow the traffic rules, and ordinary citizens have to pay fine. In such a situation, when the challan itself is pending on the Prime Minister’s car, it questions the transparency and accountability of that system.
Government’s silence
So far, no statement has been revealed by neither PMO nor Home Ministry on this issue. Even before this, when government or minister-level vehicles have been accused of traffic violations, such cases have been often ignored by ‘security reasons’. Some experts say that special rules are applied to vehicles operating in high -level security and they are exempted in some cases, but showing the outstanding challan affects the transparency of the system.
Is this issue just about challan?
Through this issue, citizens have not only questioned the challan of a vehicle, but have brought out a big question related to it – how much is the accountability in governance and administration? The law cannot be effective until it is equally implemented to everyone – whether it is a common man or Prime Minister.
Advice to the user – “Be careful”
Meanwhile, some social media users have advised the person to “stay safe” who posted this post. Some indicated that raising questions on such big officials could be risky. It is also clear from this that people now recognize the strength of social media, but are also aware that those who raise questions against power may have to face uncomfortable circumstances.
Social media strength
This episode has once again proved that social media has become the biggest medium of manpower in today’s democracy. A simple post reaches thousands of people, debates and even forces governments to make it accountable. Whether or not the PM’s car is really challans or not, but now people’s awareness and tendency to ask questions is stronger than ever.
This social media post, which went viral about the challan on the Prime Minister’s car, does not just talk about traffic violations. It highlights basic questions like Indian democracy, equivalent compliance of law and government accountability. When a common citizen expects transparency from the people sitting in big positions, then it is an indication that the people of India no longer want to be ‘only ruled’, she is becoming a ‘citizen who ask questions’. It remains to be seen whether any clarification comes from the government on this issue or this debate is also forgotten over time. But it is so certain – social media has now become a mirror of democracy, which can show everyone equally – whether it is a common citizen or Prime Minister.
