People not ready: Delhi LG directs govt to put order banning fuel for old vehicles on hold
PTC News Desk: The lieutenant governor of Delhi VK Saxena has directed the Chief Minister of Delhi Rekha Gupta to put the order banning fuel for older vehicles on hold. The order had put the ban on diesel cars above 10 years and petrol cars above 15 years on hold.
In the letter addressed to Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, Saxena mentioned that the people of Delhi are not ready for such a ban. He also asked the Delhi government to file a review petition with the Supreme Court and bring to its knowledge the measures undertaken by the government and ask for the reconsideration of its earlier order.
"It is important to acknowledge that for people of the middle class, buying a vehicle is an investment of hard-earned life savings. It would be inherently inequitable to subject them, just because they are living in Delhi, to punitive measures of scrapping of their vehicles when the same vehicles remain lawful and roadworthy under identical statutory parameters in adjoining states," said Saxena in his letter.
Taking into account the recent surge in sale of old vehicles, the LG said that people are forced to sell their high-end cars with extremely high emission at extrememly low prices.
"People who have bought premium or high-end vehicles with better emission standards, are being compelled to sell them at junk prices often despite the fact that some of these vehicles have clocked minimal mileage and are fully compliant with safety and emission norms," Saxena wrote.
While considering the emotional aspect associated with the car, Saxena said that it would be unfair to impound their cars and scrap them even if they have run just a few thousand kilometres.
"People in India have an emotional and sentimental attachment with vehicles which they have bought with their hard-earned money. It would be a travesty of justice to impound and scrap them even if they have run a few thousand kilometres and are perfectly maintained," he said.
- PTC NEWS
