It doesnĄ¯t matter who you are, rules are the same for all. A legislature from the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) was fined Rs 500 for violating the traffic rules in Bhubaneswar.
MLA Ananta Narayan Jena, a former mayor of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation, was fined for parking his car at a no-parking zone near AG Square in the capital city of Odisha.?
Interestingly, it happened when the legislator had gone to sensitise people to follow the traffic rules and the new Motor Vehicle Act. The police in the city, organised a special awareness drive in Bhubaneswar on road safety and the new act which came into force.
"The fine was imposed as my driver had parked the vehicle illegally on the road. Law is equal for everyone and we should abide by the traffic norms," said Jena.
Under the special awareness drive, the commuters who followed traffic rules were given chocolates, thank you cards and flowers.?
The move came after people had to pay hefty fines for violation of traffic rules near Rajmahal square, Bhubaneswar. A truck driver was fined a whopping?Rs 86,500 for violating several traffic rules last week, probably the biggest fine so far under the amended Motor Vehicles Act. The truck driver Ashok Jadav was fined on September 3.
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