Early Times Report
Vijaypur, Apr 23: Deepak Kumar, President Municipal Committee Vijaypur today alleged that the Thandi Khui toll Plaza is looting the local commuter of district Samba.
While interacting with the media persons he expressed the anguish regarding the nefarious act of Thandi Khui Toll Plaza contractor and its employees situated at Patli Morh NH1 who are looting the innocent owners of the personal vehicles of District Samba by charging the toll tax illegally and un-authorizedly.
It is mention here that earlier the contractor and its employees had started charging the toll tax from owners of personal vehicles of District Samba despite of the fact the toll tax for vehicle registered within District Samba is exempted.
He said that being a President of Municipal Committee, Vijaypur alongwith President of Municipal Committee, Bari Brahmana alongwith traders and business community has put the matter before the Deputy Commissioner Samba, Regional Transport Officers and authority of NH1 and the Deputy Commissioner Samba had issued the directions to the contractor of toll plaza for not charging the toll tax from the vehicles’ owners whom vehicles are registered from ARTO, Samba.
“But the complaints have been received that the employees of toll plaza are forcibly charging the toll tax from the locals of District Samba. He said that the country is facing the trouble of unprecedented outbreak of COVID 19. The people of District Samba are obeying and maintain the advisory issued by the Government i.e. keeping social distance and stay at home during the lockdown”, he said. |
