"Get out, you're causing traffic jam": Mumbai woman snaps at minister Girish Mahajan during BJP protest in Worli; watch viral video

A woman stuck in heavy traffic lost her cool and confronted Maharashtra minister Girish Mahajan on Tuesday blaming him and BJP protesters for creating a massive traffic snarl in Mumbais Worli areaThe incident occurred during a BJPorganised protest rally over the Womens Reservation Bill Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam The demonstration which targeted Opposition parties after the defeat of a related constitutional amendment bill brought key roads to a standstill causing severe inconvenience to commutersIn a video that has gone viral on social media the visibly angry woman can be seen approaching Minister Mahajan while he was speaking to reporters She snapped at him saying Get out youre causing traffic jam and questioned why the protest was being held on busy roads instead of an open ground hellip pictwittercomXqsPfhZY9cmdash Harshwardhan Sapkal INCHarshsapkal April 21 2026She urged the group to shift the demonstration elsewhere so that common people could move freelyThe protest was part of the BJPs Jan Aakrosh Mahila Sammelan under the Mahayuti alliance It started from Jambhori Maidan in Worli and was scheduled to conclude at the Dome but delays led to gridlock in the already congested area near BDD chawlsMany commuters including the woman who was reportedly on her way to pick up her child from school were stuck for hours She even argued with police personnel who tried to intervene demanding to speak to senior officersOpposition slams BJP for lsquomisleading womenrsquo and causing traffic chaosThe video has sparked widespread reactions online with several users praising the womans courage while others criticised political parties for disrupting daily life with road protestsMahajan is a senior BJP leader and currently serves as Cabinet Minister for Water Resources Tapi Vidarbha and Konkan Kumbh Mela and Disaster Management in the Maharashtra governmentWATCH Mumbai At the Jan Aakrosh Mahila Sammelan Maharashtra Minister Girish Mahajan says Today womens power has taken to the streets against Congress Womens power is aggressive across the country The way Congress opposed the bill has caused a lot of anger amonghellip pictwittercombmXKxm4BD2mdash ANI ANI April 21 2026After the video surfaced on social media Maharashtra Congress President Harshwardhan Sapkal shared the clip alleging that the ruling partys campaign on womens reservation exposed its real face He accused the BJP of misleading women for political gains and using the issue as a tool to push a false narrativeCongress Member of Parliament MP and partys Mumbai chief Varsha Gaikwad also slammed the BJP for allegedly inconveniencing the publicAn ordinary woman in Mumbai confronted BJP ministers and workers and asked them to leave This is an example of real womens power Gaikwad wrote on social media platform XShe claimed that people are no longer convinced by the BJPs empty rhetoricThose who cannot solve public issues only create traffic jams she charged adding that the womans reaction reflected the anger of the people of MumbaiThe Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray also took a jibe at BJP stating that its politics holds ordinary women to ransom pictwittercomShEW8g9lpAmdash ShivSena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray ShivSenaUBT_ April 21 2026Shiv Sena UBT lawmaker Sanjay Raut in a post on X wrote Salute to women ldquo pictwittercomrvp5qGVgfXmdash Sanjay Raut rautsanjay61 April 22 2026Meanwhile Nationalist Congress Party Sharadchandra Pawar legislator Parth Pawar said that the woman who confronted the minister has become a symbol of public frustration lsquo hellip rsquo _ hellip pictwittercomqDCAbhzRc3mdash Rohit Pawar RRPSpeaks April 22 2026Several social media users supported the womanOne user wrote on X ldquoItrsquos almost 4042degC here and people are forced to wait hours in the traffic just because some political propaganda is taking shape be it of any partyhellip end VIP culturerdquoIts almost 4042degc here and people are forced to wait hours in the traffic just because some political propaganda is taking shape be it of any party Leave your symbols behind and think is it normal is it what our constitution promises usend VIP culture mdash Mayank Raj MayankR54998697 April 22 2026Another user wroteWell done Politicians and police has taken people for granted Protests and rallies should be done at a designated place and should not block roads and bother general public People should support such actions and should join people who fight for justiceWell done Politicians and police has taken people for granted Protests and rallies should be done at a designated place and should not block roads and bother general public People should support such actions and should join people who fight for justicemdash Baljeet Kaur BaljeetKau96542 April 22 2026With inputs from PTI