Delhi govt has demonstrated puerility by issuing executive orders without consulting the principal stake-holders-- the public, Delhi Police and GOI. It has merely copied the Chinese model. India is a democracy where consultation is respected except during national emergency. The Delhiites would be the first to support any anti-pollution measure provided it is even-handed. The rule was partially enforced in China due to autocracy and an effective transport network. Both are missing in Delhi. Orders of NCT,Delhi, are considered discriminatory for not covering Delhi legislators, Ministers,MPs, Union ministers, top bureaucrats and their equivalents in Constitutional and statutary bodies and Judges.
The statement by India’s new CJI that “he could travel by buses or car-pooling” was a trailblazer. Other Supreme Court judges are equally modest. How could the politicians, ministers, top bureaucrats etc lag behind? When public health is at stake, all should lead by examples by resorting to car pooling, car sharing and travelling by public transport. The argument of security cover, should not be over-played except for the President, Vice President, PM and other dignitaries. Public and private sector executives must travel by hiring buses. The fleet of Delhi metros and buses must be re-inforced.At present, these are packed like sardines with commuters. Delhi Police is ill-equipped to catch the offenders. If the police goes on stopping vehicles, there'll be massive jams, arguments and chaos on roads. Delhi Police will get blame for no fault. There is a danger of commercial vehicles changing their number plates every day. A kid’s job in NCR that takes pride in selling urea as milk and milk products along with fake medicines.
Against this background, CM, Delhi is advised to defer the implementation, say by a month and review his unilateral decision by consulting all stakeholders. There should be application of mind.
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