Punjab govt does a U-turn, withdraws ban on ‘Jugad Rehri’

Express News Service

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Government has made a U-turn from its earlier stance by withdrawing a round banning ‘Jugad Rehris’ (carts made up of previous motorbikes or scooters) within the state.

On April 18 a letter was issued by Additional DGP (Traffic) to all Senior Superintendents of Police and Police Commissioners. The letter directed them to launch a particular drive in opposition to such carts fitted with motors or mixed with the previous and condemned motorbikes for transportation of products citing that they may turn into a explanation for accidents. However, almost every week after issuing the directive, following a backlash from the opposition for banning these `Jugad Rehris,’ the federal government has determined to not take motion in opposition to ‘Jugad Rehris’ in the intervening time.

A contemporary directive by Additional DGP (Traffic) has requested the district police chiefs to not take motion in opposition to the house owners of those revolutionary autos until additional order they usually have been requested to unfold consciousness amongst drivers about their illegality and the way they trigger accidents on the streets. Thus the police on Saturday night suspended its drive in opposition to the revolutionary carts.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann right now took again the order banning ‘Jugad Rehris’ within the state, as he mentioned that his authorities’s goal is to supply employment to the individuals and to not snatch it from them.

The opposition events had slammed the AAP-led authorities within the state, saying the ban would render hundreds of individuals jobless. Shiromani Akali Dal had urged the federal government of the state to withdraw its order banning such carts within the state and mentioned that this choice will render hundreds jobless. Senior Vice  President of Akali Dal Dr Daljit Singh Cheema mentioned that call has come as a shock to hundreds of people that have adopted technique of self-employment. He mentioned that such individuals have been promoting greens, carrying waste in cities and are utilizing such facility, created by themselves, for transporting numerous issues from one place to a different. He mentioned that call of the federal government will immediately hit such individuals and several other thousand will turn into jobless.

He mentioned that earlier than ordering the imposition of such guidelines the federal government ought to have studied actuality on the floor degree.

Punjab Congress President Amarinder Singh Raja Warring mentioned, “Since this government has nothing constructive to do, it has been resorting to destructive action.”

What are Jugad Rehris?

‘Jugad Rehris’  often known as gharukka or maruta in Punjab are ‘improvised’ autos that should not have any registration certificates. These autos are fitted with engines of discarded scooters and bikes. They come beneath the unclassified class and haven’t any car registration plate.