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| NC laments dilly dallying tactics on winding up of Sarore Toll Plaza | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 19: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Saturday assailed the National Highway Authority of India and the State Administration for adopting dilly dallying tactics over the winding up of the Sarore Toll Plaza and referred to the overwhelming sentiment against it among people besides the various other stake holders like trade and commerce, industry, transport and tourism operators.
"The assurances with regard to slashing of road tax or keeping a particular segment out of its gambit won't work, the Toll Plaza has to be abolished and the administration should take a call on it, sooner the better, especially as the State is passing through difficult times currently", National Conference Provincial President Devender Singh Rana and State Secretary Surjeet Singh Slathia here said in a joint statement.
Rana and Mr Slathia described the levying of toll tax at Sarore on Jammu highway as arbitrary, unjust and an avoidable burden on the road and called for its immediate winding up in the larger interest of traders, industrialists, tourists, pilgrims and above all the commuters.
The two leaders wondered over the rationale in levying road taxes when the people are bearing the burden indirectly by way of Rs 1 fuel Cess being charged for about two decades now since the premiership of Atal Bihari Vajpayee for construction, upgradation and improvement of highways and other roads. The statement called for focused attention on the improvement and upgradation of roads, especially the highway instead of punishing the road users by way of taxes. "With dependable road network, the people can have smooth mobility that in turn will give fillip to economic activity in a big way", the statement said and sought prioritised attention on the improvement and upgradation of road communication. |
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