Crackdown in Noida, Ghaziabad over ‘religious, caste’ remarks on vehicles
On Thursday, during a visit to Varanasi, Yogi Adityanath told officials during a review meeting that this practice needs to be banned.
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Noida traffic police issued over 750 challans. (Express File Photo) Yadav, Gurjar, Pandit, Tyagi, Brahmin, Thakur, Jat, Hindu, 786 — over 2,300 challans were issued against vehicles bearing such ‘caste and religious’ stickers by the Gautam Budh Nagar and Ghaziabad police.
The action was part of a 10-day special drive that started on August 11 and ended on Sunday. Police, however, said action against such traffic violations will continue as UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had recently directed officials to stop the practice of people displaying their caste on vehicles. Police said this is an offence under Section 179(1) of Motor Vehicles (MV) Act, which deals with ‘disobedience of any direction lawfully given by any person or authority empowered under the Act’.
“In the last 10 days, we issued a total of 1,542 challans against vehicles with caste, religion and other objectionable things written on them. Our action is not limited to this special drive, we will continue to issue challans if we find such things on vehicles,” said Ramanand Kushwaha, ADCP Traffic, Ghaziabad.
Similarly, Noida traffic police issued over 750 challans. “A Rs 1,000 challan is issued for writing words indicating caste or religion on the vehicle. If such things are on the number plate, then the fine is Rs 5,000. As per the Motor Vehicle Act, it is illegal to write anything other than the number on the number plate,” said Anil Kumar Yadav, DCP Traffic, Gautam Budh Nagar.
He further said action will be taken regularly in the district for the next month. “It is a challenge to convince people to not write/stick such things on vehicles. Even after a challan is issued, people get them written again. In case of repeat violators, we seize the vehicle,” added the DCP.
On Thursday, during a visit to Varanasi, Yogi Adityanath told officials during a review meeting that this practice needs to be banned.
“People are often seen displaying their castes on the vehicles’ registration number plates and windshields. Sometimes, they put up additional display boards in the front to display their caste. The chief minister has directed to stop such practices,” an official had said earlier.
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