Karnataka minister refuses to obey ban on red beacons

Manguluru May 03: AS we knew that, The Central govt has been banned the red beacons on VIP vehicles recently.

From this perspective, many of the Ministers has obeyed and some of the Ministers has refused.

while going to matter, A Karnataka Minister has refused to fall in line with the ban on red beacons of VIP vehicles, saying he would remove it if Chief Minister Siddaramaiah instructs him to do so.

"If the Chief Minister asks me to remove the red beacon light, I will obey his instruction and remove it," Food and Civil Supplies Minister U.T. Khader said.

Mr. Khader said it was the State govt that had given him the car with a red beacon light, not the Central government, and he had no right to alter it.



"I do not have the power to alter my car. It is left to the Cabinet to decide," he told the media here on Monday.

Mr. Khader also said he would not object to the ban on red beacon lights on VIP vehicles but most importantly, the Centre should bring in schemes which would feed the hungry and provide education.

The aim of the government should be to raise the people to the level of VIPs, he added.