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Shillong: The Khun Hynniewtrep National Awakening Movement (KHNAM) has demanded abolition of the VIP culture in Meghalaya, following a recent incident that killed a youth and injured another in Ri Bhoi district.
“We condemn such VIP culture and abolishment of such a system is the need of the hour,” KHNAM working president Thomas Passah said in a statement issued today.
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“The recent accident where the movement of VIPs have caused the death of a youth and severely injured his partner, give rise to the menace of these VIP cultures in our state,” he said.
Passah also pointed out that the supreme court in Abhay Singh Vs The Union of India case termed red beacons a “menace” and said, “A large number of those using vehicles with red lights have no respect for the laws of the country and they treat the ordinary citizens with contempt. The supreme court also cited that the use of red lights on the vehicles of public representatives and civil servants has no parallel in the world democracies. The movements of these VIPs on red beacons have caused traffic jams, accidents and inconveniences to the general public.”
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“We sympathise with the family members for the lost and since the FIR has been lodged, it is important that those involved in a showcase of power causing death of civilians needs to be penalised at the earliest,” he demanded.
“The incident was a hit and run case therefore as per the Section 106(2) of Bhartiya Nyaya Samhita, 2023 besides others and we do not want to see that the case is take on a slow pace and the brush under the blanket after the people maybe forgets about the incident,” he added further.
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