As per the new Motor Vehicles Act 2019, motorists violating traffic rules will have to pay hefty fines from now on. The already existing penalties have been revised to higher amounts, to discipline offenders in the hope that traffic rules in India will now be taken seriously. The new rules, fines and law have become the latest target of funny jokes and memes online and social media is currently flooded with them. Although, a few netizens have discovered a surprising connection between one of the scenes from Mahesh Babu's film Bharat Ane Nenu, where the actor imposes heavy fines on violators after he becomes the Chief Minister of the state. In one of the scenes from the film, he is shown explaining his actions and why the hike is needed and now that scene is going viral. New Traffic Rules Have Got Netizens Making Funny Memes and Jokes on Increased Fines.

Netizens are now joking that it was Mahesh Babu's Telugu film that is responsible for the inception of this new rule. The clip is now being circulated online as several users are also blaming the film for providing such an idea. Jokes about the government getting inspired by the film are now doing the rounds. Check out what netizens are saying.  Motor Vehicle Amendments Bill: Stricter Rules for Drivers, Check Revised Fine List.

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For the uninitiated, Bharat Ane Nenu is a 2018 Telugu drama starring Mahesh Babu which shows his character taking up his father's position as the chief minister after his sudden death and how he tries to reform society with his position.

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