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Mandatory ID card rule receives flak from public
The new rule making it mandatory for the people to carry identity cards between 11 pm and 6 am has not gone down too well with the public. Many people felt that the new rule may actually put them under a lot of inconvenience.
The new rule making it mandatory for the people to carry identity cards between 11 pm and 6 am has not gone down too well with the public. Many people felt that the new rule may actually put them under a lot of inconvenience.
Venkata Subba Raju, who works as an office assistant at a showroom near Benz Circle, said it was difficult for people to carry identity cards throughout the day.
“We can understand if people are required to carry ID cards in times of emergency. But it is absurd to think of always moving in the city with ID cards,” he added.
Though carrying an Aadhaar card, a driving licence or a voter ID card may not be difficult for educated people, the rule may pose problems for people belonging to the lower strata of society like labourers, mechanics, street vendors and others.
Police Commissioner AB Venkateswara Rao said that the new rule was introduced to keep the increasing crime rate in the city in check.
“Now that Vijayawada has become part of the capital region of Andhra Pradesh, the movement of people in the night is expected to increase. More number of visitors and tourists would come to the city for various works. Besides, the Vijayawada Railway Station and the Pandit Nehru Bus Station (PNBS) are busy round-the-clock. To avoid inconvenience to the common public, we are asking everyone to carry identity cards,” the Commissioner said.
However, YSRCP leader Goutham Reddy said, “New rules spring up whenever a new Commissioner assumes charge. Why must all the citizens of the city face the problem while only a few anti-social elements are responsible for crime? The police may take any step to control crime but they should ensure that the common people do not face any inconvenience because of it.”
“As Vijayawada is growing at a fast pace, head offices of many departments have to be set up in the city. Anti-social elements may try to take advantage of this situation. This must have prompted the police to introduce the new rule,” CII Vijayawada chapter chairman VVM Krishna said.
