Published Feb 25, 2024 | 9:58 AM ⚊ Updated Feb 25, 2024 | 9:58 AM
Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar stressed the need to appoint competent drivers for long-distance journeys. (Wikimedia Commons)
The Telangana government has said driving tests would be conducted for drivers of Ministers, MLAs, IAS, and IPS officers.
The announcement comes two days after BRS MLA Lasya Nanditha died in a road accident near Hyderabad.
During an interaction with 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 the investigation into the case.
Lasya Nanditha, MLA from Secunderabad Cantonment, was killed after the SUV she was travelling in, went out of control and smashed into a metal railing along the road at Patancheru in neighbouring Sangareddy district early on Friday, 23 February.
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