Hyderabad, Jan. 13 -- Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has called for the removal of traffic fine discounts in drunk driving cases and urged strict action against violators.

CM Reddy said that he has instructed the police not to grant any waivers to individuals who violate traffic rules and are issued challans.

He added that vehicles should be linked to their owners at the time of registration and that an auto-debit system should be introduced, under which the fine amount would be directly deducted from the vehicle owner's account in case of any traffic violation.

"Police have the responsibility to control people who are driving in a drunk condition, strict action should be taken against them. On rash driving, you impose challan ...