EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, July 21: Strongly condemning the union govt for installing additional Toll Plaza on the National Highway at Lakhanpur, Deepak Gupta, General Secretary Traders Federation Ware House Nehru Market Jammu said that the people of Jammu were wary of even the existing Toll Plazas at Ban and Sarore which are taxing them heavily.
There were several protests against the Ban Toll Plaza and Sarore Toll Plaza in Jammu and elsewhere seeking the disbanding of the said Plazas whose rates are amongst the highest in the country. The people were seeking disbanding these Toll Plazas with BJP leadership cheating them by false assurances. It was however disturbing to note that rather than shutting down Ban Toll and Sarore Toll Plaza, the GoI established one more Toll Plaza at Lakhnpur.
Deepak Gupta was addressing a meeting of different trade associations at Ware House Jammu today. The meeting was held under the presidentship of Rattan Lal Mahajan, President of Traders Federation Ware House Nehru Market Jammu.
Deepak Gupta cautioned to launch an agitation in case the decision of Lakhanpur Toll Plaza is not revoked at the earliest. He said that the situation in J&K is already very sensitive and the govt move of imposing such ‘Jazia’ would have the effect of adding fuel to fire. He pointed out that public is being forced to pay three types of taxes for use of road which is very strange and shocking.
Gupta said that with these taxes, rates of essential commodities will further go high. He said that the Jammu Kashmir is a consuming UT and almost every essential commodity comes from neighbouring states.
Dheeraj Gupta, Sr. Vice President, Munish Mahajan, Vice President, Abhimanyu Gupta, Secretary, Vishal Gupta, Cashier of the federation and Yashpal Gupta, President Retailers Association were the prominent present in the meeting. |
