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Gradual increase of toll tax rates pinching pocket of common man: Mankotia | | | Early Times Report UDHAMPUR, Apr 30: Reiterating the demand to decrease toll tax rates at Ban Toll Plaza, former MLA & JKNPP President Balwant Singh Mankotia said that Panthers Party is deeply concerned with this issue and continuously batted strongly to revise the rates of toll tax. In this concern NPP also staged a day long dharna recently on April 26 outside Deputy Commissioner Office Udhampur and apprised him about the anger of common masses in this regard, he added While addressing a press conference here today, NPP President Balwant Singh Mankotia informed that he has send memorandum to Project Director NHAI Jammu while tomorrow NPP delegation will also meet with him in his office at Jammu in this regard. Expressing deep anguish, Mankotia said that gradually increasing of the rates every year is pinching the pocket of common man which is now increased to Rs 200 (both sides) and Rs 135 (single side) which has made the Ban Toll Plaza as highest charging toll plaza in the whole country as per length in kilometer adding that the commutters from Udhampur, Reasi and Katra are not even using the full stretch of Highway but they are forced to pay full charges, Mankotia added Mankotia said that paying hefty amount for such distance is big burden for common man which needs immediate intervention of authorities. Mankotia warns huge agitation if the issue will not be addressed soon, "We will left with no option to launch an agitation in support of our genuine demand till its redressal & responsibility would lies on Authority as well as on Government " he said. |
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