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' with penalties for traffic viola- ' . ! implement the new Motor " ..' ' ' tions, registration of vehicles, "& Vehicle Act and instances of ing the amended Act. ment it partially. Calling the amendments in ! &' national transport policy and '' ! massive protests against it, Gadkari’s comments come Announcing the decision the Motor Vehicles Act “too vehicle designs. 5 ' . ! Road Transport Minister Nitin after Gujarat announced to to stay the fines for traffic vio- harsh” Mamata said it was added that Bengal already has mention it. I feel there’ll be no The Motor Vehicles ' ;<: Gadkari said States have the reduce traffic fines, with Chief lation pending the revision of against the federal structure of the “Safe Drive Save Life” cam- problem.” (Amendment) Bill was cleared )' ' 5 authority to revise fines. Minister Vijay Rupani saying rates by the Centre, the Government. “We had paign — a flagship programme The Tamil Nadu by Parliament in July and came “MVA falls in the concur- that the “base rate for the fines Maharashtra Transport opposed amendments in of the Bengal Government. Government said as many as 26 into effect on September 1. ' ! rent list, and States as well as will be lower than the one pro- Minister Diwakar Raote of the Parliament. If we implement Delhi Chief Minister clauses which prescribed hefty Under the new rules, the fine . !5 the Centre can revise and frame posed by the Union Shiv Sena said, “The fines are the Motor Vehicles Act amend- Arvind Kejriwal said the stake- penalty for various traffic for riding a two-wheeler with- ;;3 rules under the amended Act. Government” and the revised very high and beyond the lim- ments, it will hurt general peo- holders in his Government are offences are being reviewed by out a helmet has been upped to 2; ! #& The Government does not fines will be implemented from its of common people. People ple,” the Bengal CM, who is one still examining the issues. the Chief Minister’s office and Rs 1,000 from Rs 100. 5 intend to garner revenue by September 16. cannot pay so much of fine. We of the BJP’s fiercest critics, told Reacting to Maharashtra that penalty prescribed in the Using cellphones while dri- increasing fines. The idea is to While West Bengal Chief have asked the Central reporters in Kolkata. Transport Minister Diwakar Act are likely to be reduced by ving can invite a fine between make roads safer and reduce Minister Mamata Banerjee Government to reduce the fine. Adding that money is not Raote’s letter, Gadkari said, the Government. Rs 1,000-5,000 — up from Rs & the number of accidents. Are said that she will not imple- Till we get a reply from the the solution, Mamata said the “Diwakar was a part of the “The decision by a few 1,000. For drunk driving, the $'#(#$ 1 fines more important than ment the new law that impos- Centre, we will not implement problem needs to be looked at committee that approved the States to cut the fine amount for fine has been hiked from Rs ' '! someone’s life? You won’t be es hefty fines for traffic viola- the new fines. If the reply is in from the “humanitarian point Act. During my a few traffic offences will be 2,000 to Rs 10,000. Speeding .& ' > fined if you don’t break the tions, the Tamil Nadu the negative, we will decide our of view”. Saying that accidents discussion with Chief Minister taken into account before arriv- has a penalty anywhere & '& rules,” the Minister said defend- Government decided to imple- future action.” have come down, Mamata also Devendra Fadnavis, he didn’t ing at the final decision,” said between Rs 1,000- Rs 2,000. .' $?) 5 " # " / for nurturing terrorism. ! "# $O & “There is a country called hiromani Akali Dal (SAD)- ! '& ' &# rime Minister Narendra Rwanda in Africa. I had gone SBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) K # )& * ! # PModi on Wednesday hit there. In Rwanda, there is a legislative party wings on + )&# out at critics who argue that the unique programme, where the Wednesday asked Punjab )& K mention of words “Om” and Government gives cows to vil- Vidhan Sabha Speaker Rana -&.' & '' . “cow” takes India centuries lages with the condition that KP Singh to disqualify seven ! . " . back, saying they are hell-bent the first female calf born to the Congress legislators for accept- on damaging the country. cow is taken back and given to ing an office of profit besides “When some people hear those who do not have a cow,” disqualifying and debarring the words Om and cow, they said the PM. four MLAs who had resigned selves by accepting the post of was done at a time when 25 scream that the country is “This way a chain operates. from Aam Aadmi Party advisers in the rank of Cabinet lakh students were not getting back to the 16th century. Such And their endeavour is that in (AAP) for violating ‘The or Minister of State,” the dele- mid-day meal, SC scholar- people are only destroying the Rwanda every household Representation of Peoples Act’. gation said, adding the ships were on hold, sugarcane nation,” Modi said at the launch should have a cow. Milk pro- The delegation, led by appointment was in violation dues were not paid to farmers, of National Animal Disease duction and animal rearing SAD legislative party leader of the 91st Amendment of the Government employees were Control Programme (NACDP) form the base of the economy. Parminder Singh Dhindsa and Constitution which stated that not getting Dearness in Mathura. I have myself seen how a net- Bikram Singh Majithia and the total number of Allowance and no money was The NACDP aims to con- work to earn livelihood BJP’s Arun Narang, apprised Ministers shall not exceed 15 released even for such a pious trol foot and mouth disease and through a cow has been estab- the Speaker that a grave per cent of the total strength of occasion like 550th parkash bacterial infection in livestock. lished there,” Modi said, constitutional crisis had the House. purb of Guru Nanak Dev. The Centre will spend 12,652 adding, “But it is unfortunate arisen in Punjab. SAD-BJP delegation also “With the appointment of crore to vaccinate over that in our country the “Seven Congress leaders — brought to the notice of the the new Advisors, the total 600 million animals in the moment the word ‘Om’ falls on Raj Kumar Verka, Amarinder Speaker that the Congress number of political appointees programme stretching the ears of some people, they Singh Raja Warring, Kuljit Government had burdened in the Government had risen up to 2030. get alarmed.” Singh Nagra, Sangat Singh the State exchequer with to 27 with there being 13 Modi also promoted clean- “They also get alarmed by Gilzian, Inderbir Singh Bolaria, expenses of crores to extend advisers, four political secre- liness, spoke against single- the word ‘cow’. They feel as if Kushaldeep Singh Dhillon and Cabinet rank facilities to the taries, nine OSDs and one use plastic and invoked the that the country has gone back Tarsem Singh DC — has invit- new advisers. chief principal secretary. 9/11 attack on America to to the 16th or the 17th centu- ed disqualification upon them- The members said this Continued on Page 4 indirectly condemn Pakistan ry,” he said. $ # # % ' # ( ) courts causing harassment to SDM was gheraoed by farmer to get an FIR registered,” said staff shortage. In addition, the the general public. organisations when he was Gupta. officers are not being posted on o protest against the rising At the State capital, overseeing the ongoing flood Besides protesting against their cadre posts, but still our Tincidents of violence Chandigarh, the PCS officers relief operations, and later the the attacks, the PCS officers officers, who are severely against them, nearly 300 gathered at the Mini Secretariat farmers tried to push his vehi- have all along been demanding stressed, perform their duties to Punjab Civil Services (PCS) to air their angst against a spate cle in the river. payment of arrears that have the best of their ability,” he said. officers, across the State, of attacks targeting their fellow