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Sunjeev Birdi: Probe bribery, extortion claims at weighbridges

Sunjeev Birdi

An MP who was caught on tape in a heated exchange with weighbridge staff Thursday marshalled other lawmakers to push for a parliamentary inquest into the claims of bribery, extortion and fraud at weighbridges.

Sunjeev Birdi (nominated), the MP who was filmed at the Gilgil weighbridge trying to push for the release of an impounded truck, Thursday submitted a petition by long-distance truck drivers to the House seeking to have all weighbridge staff investigated.

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