The Centre has been speaking in different voices on banning Uber after a driver affiliated with the taxi-hailing app was arrested on charges of raping a woman passenger in the capital.
While Home Minister Rajnath Singh has advised all State Governments and Union Territories to stop the operations of unlicensed app-based taxi services till they get themselves registered, Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said a ban is not the solution.
“New developments are taking place in transport systems through electronics. Banning the railways for train accidents, buses for bus accidents and taxis is not correct,” Gadkari told reporters outside Parliament.
The Transport Department of Delhi has already imposed a ban. Delhi is under President’s rule.
Radio Taxi Assn charge Meanwhile, the Association of Radio Taxis sought to distance itself from unlicensed app-based cab services, demanding regulatory steps to ensure passenger safety.
At a press conference in New Delhi, Kunal Lalani, Association President and Chairman of Mega Cabs, said: “An impression is being created that all radio cabs are unsafe. But that is completely false because we are running licensed services in accordance with rules laid down by State governments.”