Today's Livemint.com , carries following news report :
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Car buyers may need parking space certificate in
future : Venkaiah Naidu
To tackle growing
congestion woes and lack of parking space across the country, the central
government is looking to make it compulsory for car buyers to obtain an
adequate parking space certificate.
Addressing
a press conference in the national capital, urban development minister M.
Venkaiah Naidu said that in the future it would be compulsory for cars to
provide an adequate parking space certificate.
“In
future, I also want to share with you that no car or vehicle will be registered
without an adequate parking space available certificate. I am very keen on
this. I am holding discussion with the surface transport minister and also
sensitizing the states. We would be moving in that direction,” Naidu.
“In
future it will be mandated. No permission will be given to any construction
without a toilet,” Naidu, who was addressing a press conference on the launch
of a toilet locator mobile application, added.
The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill,
2016 was introduced in the
Lok Sabha in August. The amendments are yet to be passed by Parliament. It aims
to address the issue of road safety and improve the processes for citizens
while dealing with transport departments.
In 2015, the Himachal Pradesh High
Court had directed the state government to make compulsory for people to show a
certificate of parking for cars that are to be registered for use within the
Shimla municipal area.
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I strongly urge the Government , not to attempt such knee jerk reactions
to the problem of urban transport congestion / vehicle pollution / road safety etc
, all of which need to be addressed through other means
Will such a " directive / order / regulation " , not be unfair
to future buyers of cars , when millions of existing car owners are parking
their cars on public roads , without any permit ?
And why only cars ?
There are millions of buses / trucks / bikes / rickshaws / taxies etc
parked on public roads , all through day and night ! Their owners have no
permits ! And these are , their only " means of earnings " !
Then there are millions of " Un-licensed " carts on the foot
paths of all cities , which leave no place for pedestrians to walk !
Leave aside a place to " park " these carts inside their huts , their owners have nothing but a footpath for
themselves , to sleep at night !
Next , will the government come out and
say :
" If you cannot prove that you have
adequate means to support / bring up a child , you cannot bring her to life
" ?
In fact , our constitution promises
certain " fundamental rights " to every child born , irrespective of
the financial condition of its parents
I am not suggesting that it is a
fundamental right of every " new-born " car that the government
provide it with a " parking space " !
Would you go so far as to tell the car
manufacturers :
" Thou shall not sell a car to a
person who cannot produce a certificate that he actually possesses , a parking
space " ?
Or , tell Washing Machine manufacturers :
" You shall not sell a washing
machine to a person , who does not have " Certificate of Adequate Water
Supply " ?
If so , how about telling the doctors in
hospitals :
"
You will not permit a baby to be born in your hospital , till the
would-be parent produces a statement of his bank balance " ?
And prey , who will be that " CERTIFYING AGENCY "
?
By enacting " Un-implementable
" laws , are you not giving rise to corruption ?
How much would I need to bribe that "
CERTIFYING AGENCY "
( no doubt , with new Rs 2,000 note ! ) , to get such a permit ?
And how much more ( by way of monthly
" haftas
" ) to " IMPLEMENTING
AGENCY " ?
And having obtained a " parking
space " , can I ,
* "
TRANSFER " it to
someone else when I move to another street or town ?
*
" SELL
" it or " RENT
" it , if I sell my car and do not need a parking space ?
*
" GIFT
" it to a relative / friend ?
*
" WILL
" it to my children when I die ?
*
" INHERIT
" it from my grandfather ? ( like " Purush-Dhan " ? )
Dear
Shri Venkaiahji ,
Before rushing in with such a draconian
measure , I urge you to upload a online OPINION SURVEY , inviting citizens to tell you whether it will provide a
solution or increase corruption
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23 Nov 2016
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