Times of India: Mumbai: Tuesday, August 14, 2018.
Chief
minister Devendra Fadnavis's two official cars violated various traffic rules
this year, reveals an RTI reply by the traffic police.
Right to
information activist Shakeel Ahmed, who sought the information from the traffic
police, says Fadnavis's two cars jumped singals, violated speed limits and even
parked in a no-parking zone.
The fine for
these offences added up to 13,000 and e-challans were issued, but traffic
officials said protocol dictated that no fines need be paid by the CM's office
for the official cars.
Officials
connected to the CM's office said queries should be directed to the traffic
police. "Traffic challans are auto generated through deployed speed
cameras," joint commissioner of police (traffic) Amitesh Kumar said.
"Convoy vehicles of CM are exempted from speed limits due to security
threat perception. Technical glitches in the software which generates
e-challans is being rectified."
Ahmed said
the government should issue a government resolution if it wanted the CM
exempted. "Secondly, the cars have violated the speed limit in the wee
hours, so where is the question of security?" The CM's convoy is risking
not only his life by speeding at 102 kmph but also poor pedestrians's life,
said Ahmed.
Transport
minister Divakar Raote, MNS chief Raj Thackeray, Yuva Sena chief Aditya
Thackeray, actors Salman Khan and Arbaz Khan and others have also defaulted on
payment of traffic fines.
Ahmed said
Raj Thackeray was fined 1,000 for a fancy number plate, Arbaz Khan was fined
4,000 for jumping a signal, speeding and parking in a no-parking zone, Aditya
Thackeray was supposed to pay a fine of 6,000 for various traffic violations,
and TV personality Kapil Sharma was to pay a fine of 2,000.
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