NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday said her government will urge the Supreme Court to allow uniform rules on overage vehicles in the national capital in line with those followed across the country.
Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena had earlier urged the CM to file a review petition in the SC against its 2018 order that banned diesel vehicles older than 10 years and petrol vehicles older than 15 years.
Last week, the Delhi government urged the Centre’s air quality panel to immediately suspend the fuel ban on overage vehicles and said it will make “all-out efforts” to resolve issues related to restrictions on the movement of end-of-life vehicles on city roads.
Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa, in his letter to the CAQM chairman Rajesh Verma, said the fuel ban cannot be implemented due to technological challenges.
Talking to reporters on the sidelines of an event here, Gupta said the government will echo the sentiments of the people before the top court.
“We will tell the Supreme Court about the pollution control measures taken by the government. The parameters that are applicable in the entire country should also apply to Delhi. We want Delhiites not to face any inconvenience,” she said.