Law abiding capital dwellers willingly gave up the comfort of  ‘sunscreens’ when ADM and chief estate officer Talo Potom carried out the drive first in 2013. However, a portion of the populace remained resolute to their whims and still flashes dark windows on cars.

The administration on and off has carried out such puny drives and the pressure of the first few days eventually fizzles out. The same is the case with the High Security Number Plate—for every vehicle tagged with the HSNP there are several which are running around the capital complex with generic number plates right under the noses of authorities.

As a layman, one admits that the apex court overlooked the ‘pleasant side’ of cars with tinted windows. Also, the notion that absence of dark screens will prevent criminals from using cars for crimes doesn’t hold ground. If a criminal wants to executive his devilish designs, the lack of tinted glasses of windows is clearly no deterrent.

On the other hand, clear glass makes thieves easily spot valuables like expensive music system or laptops inside the car. Besides, women travelling alone or for that matter, men alone in cars on lonely stretches of roads, could be prime targets of criminals who watch out for and way-lay such victims. Women say that they would feel much safer having their cars fitted with sunscreen windows. Ironically, the PIL was intended to protect women from crimes.

The appeal of tinted glasses is not just here.

Tinted films have been banned by the Supreme Court since May 2012 irrespective of the percentage of tint. The Supreme Court order came on the back of a spate of crimes, including rape and molestation, inside cars with tinted windscreens.

There are many who want the SC order revoked. While majormanufacturers of tinted films claim that they have a new technology to produce better ones with greater visibility, there are companies who have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi stating that the industry has been hit hard since the Supreme Court order and several manufacturing units has been shut.

Sunscreen industry creates a lot of wealth. It employs large number of people. Sunscreens prevent glare in cars and elsewhere. A limited level of tint therefore should be permitted, which apart from addressing the above points will ensure comfort of vehicle users.

This editorial is not an attempt to derail the administration’s attempt at ‘crime fighting’ but the justification that crimes are committed in cars with tinted glasses is absurd and way off-track.

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Kenter Joya Riba

(Managing Editor)
      She is a graduate in Science with post graduation in Sociology from University of Pune. She has been in the media industry for nearly a decade. Before turning to print business, she has been associated with radio and television.
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