Patna: If the decision of the central
cabinet is implemented in the state, more than four and a half hundred VVIP and
VIP trains will lose the red-blue light. Among those who have red and yellow
lights are the government ministers, the chairmanship of various committees of
the Legislature and the IAS and IPS officers sitting in secretariat from the
subdivision. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar already does not have any red beacon.
Now the red light will be removed from all the ministers of the government
including Deputy Chief Minister. In addition to the ministers, the red light
will be removed from the presidents of 58 different committees of Bihar
Legislature. Giriraj Singh who is in a Bihar tour, was the first VVIP to remove
red beacon from his car.
After this
decision, Bihar's leaders reacted like this. Deputy Chief Minister Tejasvi Yadav
told the media that they are already against the Lalbatti culture. Serving the
public is an important task, not the VIP status. Ministers who have got red beacons
include Minister of State Abdul Jalil Mastan, Finance Minister Abdul Bari
Siddiqui, Power Minister Vijender Yadav, Rural Development Minister Shailesh
Kumar, Water Resources Minister Lalan Singh and Education Minister Ashok
Chaudhary. On this decision of the Center, Power Minister Vijender Yadav and
Rural Development Minister Shailesh were seemingly unhappy. Responding to a
question asked by a TV channel, Vijender Yadav said that this decision of the
central government is not bound to the state governments. At the same time,
Water Resources Minister Lalon Singh became so angry with the question that he
went inside the secretariat without answering the question.
Lal and blue
lights will also get off the District Council President, District Collector,
Deputy Development Commissioner, Sub-Divisional Magistrates and even SP of all
the districts. Similarly, blue light is used in 270 vehicles including
Principal Secretary and Secretary, Additional Secretary and ADM of different
departments in the government which will no longer be seen. Emergency trains
such as police, ambulance and fire fighting will only use blue light. The
decision of the central cabinet is now taken into consideration by the state
governments.
With the
inclusion of transport in the concurrent list, the state government has the
right to make decisions besides the Center. Now the Bihar government has to
take a decision in this matter.
No Red Beacon on the Car of CM Nitish
Kumar
Red beacon does
not burn on the car of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. For the last several years,
VVIP lights are not lit in their vehicles. Now even the sirens are not played
in cars of CM's convoy. Last year, the
government had refused to impose sirens on VVIP cars except the cars of the
Governor and the Chief Justice.
Who had the right of Red Beacon?
Five
government vehicles of finance department, vehicles used in the Central
Government and other states, officers of higher posts, Deputy Chairman of Bihar
Legislative Council, Vice President of VIS, Minister, Minister of State, Deputy
Minister, State Election Commissioner, State Planning Council , Chief
Secretary, Advocate General, Bihar Minority Commission, SC-ST Commission, MLC,
Mahadalit Commission, Commission for Upper Castes, Chairman of the Backward
Classes Commission and President of BPSC, Principal Additional Advocate
General, Chairman of the Assembly Committee and Chairman of the Council of
Legislative Council.
-----Ashish Jha
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