Even as a few protest demonstrations led to road blocks, locals expressed their disappointment and anger towards the chaos caused due to the traffic diversions on various roads of Dehradun on Wednesday due to Vidhan Sabha session. According to some locals, diverting traffic during Vidhan Sabha session was the State Government's attempt to stop people from protesting against the questionable policies and poor administration of the government during Covid-19 pandemic. Many also opined that the management of the traffic diversions was poor and ill-managed by the police which wasted time and fuel of the people. "I was stuck for at least 20 minutes near Fountain Chowk in Nehru Colony and when I tried to go across the road, police told me to return to the same route. I noticed that some people were passing right through the small lanes that go to the same path where I wanted to go so I went through it and reached my destination but it took me 45 minutes to reach where it generally reach in15 minutes. I understand if the administration wanted to stop any group of people which could start a protest or cause chaos but shutting down the main roads completely without any proper planning is absurd," stated Manilal Vishwakarma, a resident of Curzon Road. Some people also accused the government of being insensitive towards the major inconvenience caused to the public.
According to Rajeev Fartiyal from Inder Road, the government was insensitive in causing such inconvenience in the lives of the locals in the arrangements it had made for the assembly session. "The traffic diversions planned by police were also absurd because they barricaded even those routes which did not even lead to Vidhan Sabha causing major inconvenience to the locals. At least, the administration should plan their moves after considering how it might affect the citizens the whole day," added Fartiyal.