Tinted Glass Ban Ignored by Ruling Party Leaders

Kathmandu. There is a legal provision that no one other than the President and the Prime Minister can use black glass on vehicles. In accordance with that provision, a few days ago, the black glass of the vehicles used by Home Minister Sudhan Gurung and Home Secretary Rajkumar Shrestha was removed. Home Minister Gurung himself has been stating that using black glass on vehicles is illegal. To discourage such activities, he had even instructed to remove the black glass from his own vehicle. However, it has been found that many leaders of the ruling party Rashtriya Swatantra Party (RSP) are using vehicles with black glass.

On Wednesday, many vehicles of leaders who came to attend the oath-taking ceremony of office bearers and central members at the RSP central office in Chahamati were seen to have black glass. Such a scene has raised questions about how responsible the RSP and its leaders are in implementing the law.

According to the existing legal provisions, no specific person other than the President and the Prime Minister, nor any general public, can use tint exceeding a maximum of 20 percent by keeping a deposit as per the rules, in accordance with Section 39 of the Vehicle and Transport Management Act, 2049 and Rule 12 of the Vehicle and Transport Management Rules, 2054.

Taking this legal provision as a basis, the traffic police have launched a campaign to remove black glass from vehicles. According to sources at the Police Headquarters, a circular has also been issued everywhere to remove black glass. However, contrary to the circular, leaders of the ruling RSP have been seen riding in vehicles with black glass in violation of the law.