Delhi BJP welcomes Centers efforts to bring E-rickshaw back on roads

On Sep 16, 2014

After meeting Union Transport Minister Shri Nitin Gadkari who also looks after the election management of Delhi BJP the State President Shri Upadhyay, senior MLA Shri Sahab Singh Chauhan and other leaders addressed a press conference on the E-Rickshaw guidelines issued by the Union Transport Ministry, the ongoing relief work for Jammu & Kashmir, poor maintenance of PWD roads and preparations for the celebrations of Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay’s 98^th birth anniversary.

Speaking to media persons Shri Upadhyay said that the delegation met Shri Gadkari on the ongoing E-Rickshaw crisis in Delhi & to demand relief for the rickshaw drivers and we feel assured that the Union Transport Ministry is trying its best to resolve the crisis. Shri Gadkari informed the delegation that a New Guideline Policy has been compiled by the Ministry and will be published in next 2 days. Some other steps too are underway to ensure that matter is resolved at earliest.

Shri Upadhyay said that the Center government has been making best effort to bring E-rickshaw back on road but several technical aspects were holding back the matter. Now in consideration of Court directives, suggestions of specialist, public safety government has tried to resolve the matter.

As the matter is in the Delhi High Court the guide lines as published will be put up before the Hon’ble Court and the Union Minister Shri Gadkari feels that the new guide lines will satisfy the Hon’ble Court paving the way for restart of plying of E-Rickshaws in Delhi apart from stream lining the plying of battery rickshaws all over the country.

Shri Gadkari also informed the delegation that Union Transport Ministry has advised the Lt. Governor of Delhi to ensure that the concerned departments in Delhi organize safety training & counselling sessions for E-Rickshaw Drivers in the city as the matter of callous driving too is the part of ongoing Court matter. The training sessions would also help satisfy the Hon’ble High Court.

Shri Upadhyay said that the delegation also raised the issue of deteriorating condition of roads under PWD maintenance specially of national highways before the Union Minister Shri Gadkari who said that the Center is working on this and soon we will find not only better existing roads but new expanded highway network around Delhi.

Shri Upadhyay informed the media that in respect of the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s directive that no celebrations be organized on his birthday tomorrow and party men concentrate on raising relief for J & K we at Delhi BJP are working to ensure that 5 Truckloads of relief material is dispatched for Jammu & Kashmir flood effected people on Wednesday.

Apart from this under a joint programme of Delhi BJP & Indian Medical Association a effort is underway to send a team of 200 doctors & 400 para medical staff to J & K and today a Preparation Counselling Session is being conducted for over 50 doctors at Party Office. The I.M.A’s President Dr. S.S. Aggrawal & Gen Secretary Dr. K.K. Aggarwal and Shri Upadhyay himself will counsel the doctors on relief work.

Shri Upadhyay also informed that the Party is organizing a massive Blood Donation Camp and Eye Donation Encouragement Camp on the occasion of birth anniversary of Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay ji on 25 September at Thyagraj Stadium, New Delhi.

Mass efforts are being made to send out the message of significance of blood donation and the party has made arrangement to ensure that blood collected is handed over to India Army & other Para Military Forces.