Context :
Mumbai police commissioner pushes
for ‘NoParkingNoCar’
( 23
Mar 2022 / TOI )
Extract :
Police
commissioner Sanjay
Pandey [
cp.mumbai@mahapolce.gov.in ].
on
Tuesday tweeted the idea of “ No Parking No Car “ ,
and said he will take it up with car companies
Some
proposals to reduce Private Cars :
Ø Amending the
Motor Vehicle Act to allow car registration ONLY if PARKING
SPACE is available
My Take :
Ø A Knee Jerk Approach ?.......................
[ 22 Dec 2016 ]
Extract :
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.
----------------------------
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
With regards,
Hemen Parekh
/ hcp@RecruitGuru.com / 07
May 2022
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