Bengaluru: Rajajinagar MLA S Suresh Kumar on Tuesday swapped his legislator duties for a traffic police vest, taking to the streets as part of the Bengaluru Traffic Police’s (BTP) ‘Be a Cop for the Day’ initiative. For nearly three hours, from 9 am to 11.30 am, the MLA personally managed traffic at the Bhashyam circle gaining firsthand experience of the enforcement challenges faced by the department.

Speaking to DH after his stint, Kumar described the experience as good and insightful. He revealed that he had long aspired to take up the duty after learning about the BTP initiative on social media. Following a chat with Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Karthik Reddy, he registered through the Astram app and chose his preferred junction.

The MLA noted that the current exercise helped

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