Overview
- Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy directed police and transport officials to link vehicles to owners at registration and obtain bank details to enable automatic fine deductions.
- He also told police to stop offering waivers or discounts on traffic challans as part of a broader road-safety enforcement push.
- BRS leaders called the proposal unconstitutional, citing due-process protections, Articles 21 and 300A, and the Motor Vehicles Act provision allowing citizens to contest challans.
- The state BJP denounced the move as invasive and likened it to digital surveillance, also accusing the Congress of reversing earlier positions on privacy.
- The Telangana Lorry Owners Association urged the Chief Minister to withdraw the plan, warning of cheque bounces, damaged credit scores and livelihood risks from sudden deductions.