Bengaluru, Jan 28: Brace for hefty traffic penalties as the state government is all set to reverse a notification on revised fines which came into effect last September following pushback from road users and opposition parties.
The Karnataka government will implement traffic penalties as stipulated in the amended Motor Vehicles Act, 2019, in a phased manner following a diktat from the Centre. The government did not specify the timeline for it.
“At a recent meeting of transport ministers from various states, the Union government explained why it wanted to implement these huge fines. We found it convincing and will implement it in its original form,” said transport minister Laxman Savadi on Monday.
Savadi said India’s image globally has taken a beating due to the high number of road deaths and the Centre wants to change it at any cost. However, he said the entire set of hefty fines would not be reintroduced all at once.
BJP govt revised rates in Sept
The BJP government last September had revised fines on compoundable offences and those which are fined on the spot by traffic cops by 50%- 80%, barring drunken driving and racing.
As per the revised rates, helmetless riding attracted a penalty of Rs 500 against Rs 1,000 notified by the Centre. Driving without a licence attracted a fine of Rs 1,000 for
two- and three-wheelers and Rs 2,000 for light motor vehicles as against the earlier Rs 5,000 for all types of vehicles.
The central government recently told states and Union Territories they should enforce fines as per the amended Act and they cannot be rolled back. The road transport and highways ministry said fines cannot be reduced below the minimum amount fixed by law, unless the President gives his assent.
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Y Governments, Police and Judiciary Silent over this serious matter? If Bajarangdala is taking weapon training it is not ((Desh Drohi)) ???
we cannot image India's future. if allow like, India will become Afghanistan if not taken any strict action definitely one day india will lose its all....
Fake news and Fake photo ... stop this nonsense CD .. Hahahaha shaji heltavne kelrappo .. andaman ge kaluhisabekanthe ... andu ameekondu koorappa saaku .. even if it is true , its not a surpise at all ... we must be armed to protect bharath mata ... we are not violating indian laws and we are using common weapons ... bholo bharath mata ki jai ...
MODI original collection next future plan to attack muslims....
RSS is another face of devil. Thisz terrorist and anti indian outfit should be banned immediately and all its assets be seized. Arrest the terrorists carrying out the training and debar them to Andaman Nicobar islands for ever.
So government itself supporting all this activities, then catching the innocent and framing as TERRORIST.
ALL FAKE NEWS..
where is Indian law here..
another face of ISS is RSS
Indian Taliban
these outfit is more dangerous than isis to the country....
#BAN RSS,BD,VHP# AND SAVE INDIA
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