MHA asks states to ban web-based taxi services

New Delhi, Dec 9: Home Minister Rajnath Singh Tuesday said he has asked state governments and union territories to ban all web-based radio taxis following one such taxi's driver molesting a woman passenger in the cab in Delhi. Rajnath Singh's announcement came as opposition leader Anand Sharma pointed out that there is a conflict in the government as Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari has spoken against the ban on Uber taxi services. Rajnath Singh also said that Delhi Police are examining "legal liability of Uber taxi services" in the case. "The ministry of home affairs has advised the state government and union territories to ensure that the operations of web-based taxi services are stopped and such service providers which are not licensed with the state governments or union territory administration are prohibited to operate till they get registered themselves with the administration," Rajnath Singh said, making a statement in the upper house.