New Delhi: The decision of Union Government to ban red beacons atop cars of all Ministers, politicians, judges and bureaucrats applies even to President, Prime Minister, Chief Justice of India and Lok Sabha Speaker.
The ban is effective from May 1. Initial reports said that the ban will exempt the country’s top dignitaries such as the President, Prime Minister and the Chief Justice of India and the Speaker. Later, Union Transport Minister Nithin Gadkari clarified that no one in the country will use red beacons except for ambulances and vehicles of Fire Service, Police, and Army which will be allowed to use blue flashing beacons to cut through traffic.
