MARGAO: A delegation representing the ‘Reformers’, a group advocating justice, staged a protest against the recent hit-and-run bill passed by the Indian government. The delegation, comprising Subhash Kerkar, Adv Avinash Bhosle, Ramada Morje, Milan Vaigankar, and Laurance D’Silva, submitted a memorandum to the South Goa Collectorate Office expressing their discontent and opposition to the Bill.
Speaking to reporters, Subhash Kerkar highlighted the adverse impact of the bill on the livelihoods of millions of underprivileged and marginalised individuals engaged in heavy vehicle transportation in the country.
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“This draconian Bill directly hits the livelihood of millions of the underprivileged , poor, marginalised people of our country with the punishment of 10 years imprisonment and a fine of Rs seven lakh to offenders of hit-and-run accident cases involving heavy vehicles,” he stated. He added that the punishment policy outlined in the bill lacks standardisation and is deficient in a reformative context.
Adv Avinash Bhosle argued that the existing provisions in the Motor Vehicle Act and the Indian Penal Code are sufficient to address hit-and-run cases, rendering the new bill irrational and arbitrary.
He expressed concern that the provision could lead to the divestment of millions of people engaged in transportation services.
The ‘Reformers’ stand with the millions of people agitating against the unreasonable provision and have urged the South Goa Collector to convey their protest and disgust to the Union government of India, requesting the withdrawal of the bill, he added.
