Only five VIPs in Manipur entitled to beacon Lights

Imphal: Only five persons will be entitled to use beacon lights (red light) in their vehicles in Manipur.

The Manipur cabinet in a meeting today decided that the Governor of Manipur, the Chief Minister of Manipur, the Deputy Chief Minister, the Manipur legislative assembly Speaker and the Chief Justice of Manipur High Court are the only five persons entitled to use the beacon lights in their vehicles.

Manipur government spokesperson M Okendro said this decision on the beacon lights has become a matter of urgency as there have been security problems and other inconveniences created to the general public by the VIPs. He then removed the beacon lights from his official vehicle infront of the journalists.

According to M Okendro, within one week's time of official notification all the ministers, MLAs and other VIPs should remove the beacon lights from their vehicles. "Any violator will be subjected to a severe form of penalty as per the law," he warned. He then said that blue lights atop the vehicles will be entitled to ambulances and fire brigades.

M Okendro then said the ministers and MLAs should attached name plates mentioning their designations in case of ministers and names of constituencies in case of the MLAs.

The ministers and MLAs should stick a label 'On Duty' in the vehicle when on duty but cover the name plates when otherwise.