<p>The Jammu and Kashmir government Wednesday forbade the use of red beacons on the official vehicles of the chief secretary, the director general of police and the state advocate general.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Mir Saiffullah told the state assembly here Wednesday that the permission to use red beacons on official vehicles for the three has been withdrawn.<br /><br />The state cabinet had Monday had allowed the use of red beacons on the official vehicles of the three dignitaries but did not extend this to the legislators.<br /><br />Cutting across party lines, legislators, including those from the ruling National Conference the opposition Peoples Democratic Party had Tuesday protested the cabinet decision.<br /><br />The legislators asserted that they should be allowed red beacons as they constitutionally enjoyed a higher status than the three dignitaries.</p>
<p>The Jammu and Kashmir government Wednesday forbade the use of red beacons on the official vehicles of the chief secretary, the director general of police and the state advocate general.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Mir Saiffullah told the state assembly here Wednesday that the permission to use red beacons on official vehicles for the three has been withdrawn.<br /><br />The state cabinet had Monday had allowed the use of red beacons on the official vehicles of the three dignitaries but did not extend this to the legislators.<br /><br />Cutting across party lines, legislators, including those from the ruling National Conference the opposition Peoples Democratic Party had Tuesday protested the cabinet decision.<br /><br />The legislators asserted that they should be allowed red beacons as they constitutionally enjoyed a higher status than the three dignitaries.</p>