Bharatiya Janata Party MP Manoj Tiwari issued an apology after Delhi Traffic Police issued a challan to him for not wearing a helmet during the Centre's 'Har Ghar Tiranga' bike rally in Delhi's Red Fort area. Delhi Traffic police also issued a separate challan against the vehicle owner.

The challan amount to Rs 20,000. The owner of the vehicle has been prosecuted for a PUC certificate, police said. Tiwari took to Twitter to apologise and added that he will pay the fine. "Very Sorry for not wearing helmet today. I will pay the challan @dtptraffic.. clear number plate of vehicle is shown in this photo and location was Red Fort. aap sb se nivedn hai ki binaa helmett two wheeler nhii claayeN #DriveSafe family and friends need you," he tweeted.