Sunday, April 25, 2010

Punjab govt warns against unauthorised use of red lights, national flag on cars

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Government has warned against the unauthorized display of Red lights & National Flags on their motor cars and use of high volume sirens and hooters on roads in the Punjab Territory.



Violating these instructions already issued by the Government from time to time on these vital subjects of major societal concern will attract strict penal action as per law and the enforcement agencies have been directed to implement these provisions in letter and spirit.



An official spokesman of the Punjab Government said here today that the State Government has already specified the list of dignitaries entitled for use of red lights on their motor vehicles which included Governor; Chief Minister Cabinet Ministers; Ministers of State and Deputy Ministers, Chief Parliamentary Secretaries and Parliamentary Secretaries; Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court, Judges of Punjab and Haryana High Court; Members of Parliament from Punjab;Speaker/Deputy Speaker and Members of the Punjab State Legislative Assembly; Chief Secretary, Financial Commissioners, Principal Secretaries, Administrative Secretaries and Principal Secy. to CM; Advocate General Punjab/Legal Remembrancer Punjab;Chairman and Members Punjab Public Service Commission; Director General of Police, Additional DGP, Inspector General of Police, Dy. Inspector General of Police, Senior Supt. of Police; Registrar of Punjab and Haryana High Court,District and Session Judges; Commissioners/DCs / Excise and Taxation Commissioners / State Transport Commissioner Punjab; Vice Chancellor, Punjabi University Patiala, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amrtisar, Punjab Agriculture University, Ludhiana ; Baba Farid Medical University, Faridkot; Baba Sahib Ambedkar Technical University, Jalandhar; Mayors of Municipal Corporations in the State of Punjab; Presidents of All recognized political parties of Punjab; President of Shiromani Gurudwara Parbhandhak Committee and Jathedars of Five Holy Takhats and Head Granthi of Sri Harmandir Sahib.



Similarly the spokesman said that the privilege of flying the National Flag on motor cars is limited to the President of India;Vice President of India ;Governors and Lieutenant Governors;Head of Indian Missions /Posts abroad in the countries to which they are accredited;Prime Minister and other Cabinet Ministers; Ministers of State and Deputy Ministers of the Union ; Chief Minister and other Cabinet Minister of a State or Union Territory; Ministers of State and Deputy Ministers of a State or Union Territory ;Speaker of the Lok Sabha, Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sahba, Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha, Chairman of Legislative Councils in States, Speaker of Legislative Assemblies in State and Union Territories, Deputy Chairman of Legislative Councils in States , Deputy Speaker of Legislative Assembles in States and Union Territories; Chief Justice of India, Judges of Supreme Courts, Chief Justice of High Courts, Judges of High Courts.



The spokesman further said that the Punjab government has allowed the following dignitaries / officers to use the distinctive flags on motor cars and the list included Chairman and members of various commissions who have been given the status of Judges of Punjab and Haryana High Court;Chief Secretary;Advocate General Punjab;Chairman, Punjab Public Service Commission; Principal Secretaries; Financial Commissioners ;Commissioners and Deputy Commissioners, Deputy Inspector General of Police (within their charge );Senior Supdt. Of Police ( within their charge ).



The Spokesman further reiterated that the use of distinctive flags by all other officers of the government and Executive heads /officers of the state government undertakings, semi government bodies, corporations, universities and boards should be stopped forthwith and strict action would be taken against those violating these instructions.




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