Hyderabad, Jan. 13 -- Telangana BJP President N Ramchander Rao on Tuesday criticised Chief Minister Revanth Reddy's proposal to introduce an auto-debit system for traffic fines, alleging that the move would compromise citizens' privacy and expose what he termed the "hypocrisy" of the Congress party.

Reacting to the Chief Minister's statement on stricter enforcement of traffic rules, Rao said, "BJP doesn't approve of any default in fines or traffic rule violations. However, the CM of Telangana has stated that those who violate traffic rules will have their accounts automatically synchronised with the RTI department and their fines deducted."

He alleged that the proposal invades digital surveillance and privacy. "The Congress party has op...