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Toll plazas are necessary for development and not a matter of politics: Brig Gupta 7/29/2020 11:51:02 PM Early Times Report Jammu, July 29: Toll plazas are established all along the National Highways which have been upgraded to four lanes and above. The distances at which these are to be set up or the tariffs to be charged including the procedure of their annual revision and list of exemptions are included in Government of India National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) regulations-2008. The longest National Highway (NH) of our country NH 44 that connects KanyaKumari to Kashmir and enters J&K at Lakhanpur has number of toll plazas along its entire stretch and anybody travelling by road to J&K has to pay toll tax at these plazas and hence to say that “Jazia” is being imposed by starting Toll Plaza at Lakhanpur is not only false but ethically also incorrect as it sends a wrong message to the common masses, asserted Brig Veteran Anil Gupta, Spokesperson of Bharatiya Janata Party. “In fact, the same leaders who while travelling to Delhi or Chandigarh by road happily pay the toll tax and do not utter a word of criticism for the Punjab Government or ruling party in that state. But when same toll tax is charged on the NH 44 within J&K, they not only emotionally exploit the people for petty political gains but also create law and order problems. At a time when the nation faces twin challenge of Corona and troubled borders the whole nation needs to be united but regretfully a few political parties in the UT have chosen to create disturbances in this sensitive region,” stated Brig Gupta. I appeal to all of them to accept the necessity of toll plazas as instruments of development since money earned here will be utilised for maintenance and upgradation of the NH falling under its jurisdiction leading to generation of employment, safer and smoother riding and saving of fuel, stated Brig Gupta.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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