Ministers, CMs remove red beacons from their vehicles - List inside

Delhi: VIPs will not be allowed to flaunt red beacons atop their vehicles from May 1, the government announced on Wednesday.

The decision was taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who informed the Cabinet about it. 

"From May 1, no red beacon will be allowed atop any official vehicle. There will be no exceptions," Finance Minister Arun Jaitley told reporters.

"It is more precisely the Prime Minister's decision. He only informed the Cabinet about it," Jaitley said.

Vehicles involved in emergency and relief and rescue services, ambulances and fire services, will, however, be allowed to blue beacons, the Minister said.

Jaitley said the government will bring about the necessary amendment to the Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989, in this regard.

Soon after the announcement, several ministers removed the red beacons from their vehicles.

Following are reactions of some ministers and CMs:

Curtailing the use of #RedBeacon is a welcome & forward looking step towards having more people-friendly Government. #EveryoneVIPinNewIndia

— Vasundhara Raje (@VasundharaBJP) April 19, 2017

Maharashtra CM @Dev_Fadnavis removes the #RedBeacon from his car immediately as the GoI decided to take this step to end #vipculture pic.twitter.com/CB1ucbx5XA

— CMO Maharashtra (@CMOMaharashtra) April 19, 2017

I welcome PM @narendramodi & Union Cabinet's decision to remove #RedBeacons from all vehicles. I & my team will implement it immediately.

— ShivrajSingh Chouhan (@ChouhanShivraj) April 19, 2017

Prime Minister @narendramodi and Union Cabinet's decision to remove #RedBeacons is historic and upholds the principal of true democracy.

— ShivrajSingh Chouhan (@ChouhanShivraj) April 19, 2017

I whole heartedly support Hon. PM @narendramodi's decision to abolish #RedBeacons, eliminating VIP culture & last vestiges of colonialism.

— Dr Raman Singh (@drramansingh) April 19, 2017

Union Cabinet takes a revolutionary decision to restrict the use of red beacon atop VIP vehicles from 1st May across the country

— CMO Gujarat (@CMOGuj) April 19, 2017

Eliminating #RedBeacons is a great decision by PM Shri @narendramodi ji. A major step to end VIP Culture! #EveryoneVIPinNewIndia

— Manohar Lal (@mlkhattar) April 19, 2017

Fully support the #ModiGovt's decision to abolish Lal Batti. As a true believer of #EveryoneVIPinNewIndia never used Lal Batti as a minister

— Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) April 19, 2017

Removed 'Lal Batti' from my car. PM @narendramodi ji's decision is a welcome step towards reaffirming our belief in #EveryoneVIPinNewIndia. pic.twitter.com/ThEhgfrQr7

— Smriti Z Irani (@smritiirani) April 19, 2017

PM @narendramodi ji has taken a landmark decision to remove Lal Batti. I've never used red beacon on top of my car from the day one. pic.twitter.com/zl6HKpZQMp

— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) April 19, 2017

Removing red beacon on vehicles is a welcome step, this shows that our Government believes that#EveryoneVIPinNewIndia .

— Kalraj Mishra (@KalrajMishra) April 19, 2017

This is New India where we have a PM who believes that every common man is VIP. #EveryoneVIPinNewIndia

— Jayant Sinha (@jayantsinha) April 19, 2017

Historic decision to stop use of red beacon.This is New India where we have a PM who believes every common man is VIP #EveryoneVIPinNewIndia

— Suresh Prabhu (@sureshpprabhu) April 19, 2017

I whole heartedly support #ModiGovt's decision to abolish #RedBeacon.This will bring a great shift in public culture! #EveryoneVIPinNewIndia

— Radha Mohan Singh (@RadhamohanBJP) April 19, 2017

Historic step by PM @narendramodi to scrap the red beacons will ensure equal status to everyone serving the nation. #EveryoneVIPinNewIndia

— Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) April 19, 2017

Had stopped hooter on my official car from day one of becoming Minister,decided to remove red beacon from today also #EveryoneVIPinNewIndia

— Sidharth Nath Singh (@sidharthnsingh) April 19, 2017

Removed Red Beacon from the car after Union Cabinet decision.#EveryoneVIPinNewIndia @PMOIndia pic.twitter.com/TyEDp0rgnu

— Dr Jitendra Singh (@DrJitendraSingh) April 19, 2017

(With IANS inputs)