NEW DELHI: Nitin Gadkari Union Road Transport and Highways Minister announced on Thursday a reward of Rs 500 for a person photographing a wrongly parked vehicle and sending it. The reward would be in case the fine works out to be Rs 1,000.
Gadkari, known for his frank views was addressing an event here. He said he was considering legislation to help prevent vehicles being parked incorrectly on the streets, which often block roads.
"Main ek kanoon laane wala hun ki road par jo vehicle khadi karega, uska joh mobile se photo nikal kar bhejega, usko agar Rs 1,000 fine hoga, toh Rs 500 photo nikalane wale ko milega. Toh parking ka problem solve ho jayega (I am going to bring a law under which a person sending photograph of a wrongly parked vehicle will get Rs 500 if the total fine works out to be Rs 1,000. Then the problem of parking will be solved)," he said.
The minister was saddened about the fact that people are not making spaces for car parking near their homes, but are instead using the roads for the same, PTI reported.
On a lighter note he said, "My cook in Nagpur also owns two second hand vehicles. Now, a family of four members has six vehicles. It appears that Delhiites are lucky people as we have made road for parking of their vehicles... Nobody makes parking spaces; most of them park their vehicles on streets".