Telangana govt announces driving tests for drivers of Ministers, MLAs, IAS, IPS officers

A day after BRS MLA Lasya Nanditha lost life in a road mishappening, the Telangana government on Saturday announced that the drivers of ministers, MLAs, IAS, and IPS officers would undergo driving tests.   

 

Talking to the reporters, Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar referred to the death of VIPs in road accidents and said it was due to inexperienced drivers. 

 

He stressed the need to appoint competent drivers for long-distance journeys. 

 

Meanwhile, police sources said the statement of the Personal Assistant, who drove the car of BRS MLA Lasya Nanditha was recorded before a magistrate as part of an investigation into the case. 

 

Lasya Nanditha, MLA from Secunderabad Cantonment, died in a road accident at Patancheru in neighbouring Sangareddy district on Friday.