Following the decision of the Central Government to ban use of red beacons atop cars of all Ministers, politicians and bureaucrats, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal alongwith several Cabinet Ministers and MlAs removed red beacon from their cars on Thursday.
The BJP led Haryana Government welcomed the Centre’s decision to put an end to the VVIP culture, with several Cabinet Ministers and MlAs posting their pictures and videos while removing red beacon from their cars.
leading by example, the Chief Minister removed the red beacon from his official car. Among others, Cabinet Minister Kavita Jain,
Minister of State Manish Kumar Grover, Haryana BJP chief and MlA Subhash Barala, also welcomed the Centre’s decision and removed red beacon from their cars on Thursday morning.
After Central Government’s decision, all Ministers, senior officers of the State Government, political leaders and special appointees of the Government will now have to do away with the use of red beacons on their vehicles.
Hailing the Centre’s decision, Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij said the Central Government had put an end to the VVIP culture with its order on the removal red beacons from atop all vehicles. This would put an end to the VIP culture and plug the difference between common man and VVIPs, he said.
Haryana Minister of State for Cooperation, Manish Kumar Grover said that this initiative would help strengthen democratic values in the country.
On the other hand, Haryana Urban local Bodies Minister, Kavita Jain said that the decision also reflected that the BJP government and its ministers are working with the ideology of ‘Sabka Saath-Sabka Vikas’.
She added that the Chief Minister, all ministers, BJP MlAs and party workers have welcomed the decision.
According to the decision of the Central Government, the Union Ministers, Chief Ministers, bureaucrats, state cabinet ministers and judges of the Supreme Court and High Court would not be allowed to use red beacons atop their vehicles once the decision comes into effect from May 1 onwards.