Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 19: Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) has strongly opposed any move to install two new Toll Plazas at Lakhanpur and Jammu-Akhnoor highway.
“We strongly condemn the move to install two Toll Plazas at Akhnoor on Jammu-Akhnoor highway and Lakhanpur which is unjustified and has over burdened the middle class and self employees,” J&K Apni Party, senior leader, Vikram Malhotra said.
Malhotra expressed his serious concern over the way the Toll Plazas are being imposed on the people of Jammu who have already opposed the same in Sarore in Samba district and Ban area in Nagrota.
“The local commuters are being compelled to pay the toll in these plazas which is unjustified and it is a deliberate attempt to put financial burden on the middle class when entire world is fighting against pandemic novel Coronavirus,” said Malhotra.
He said that generally toll is collected from the commuters on the highway from outside but local commuters have been put to unnecessary harassment to make revenue from them.
“People have already rejected the already established two Toll Plazas in Jammu and there is strong resentment among the people. The Government must understand what people want,” he said.
The J&K Apni Party leader said, “The Jammu people feel cheated with the installation of two more Toll Plazas and there is a general feeling among people of not being heard by the authorities concerned even as they have raised their concern through various means.”
The Government must understand the pulse of the people as it has become one of the main concerns for the Jammuites. It is not going to be tolerated anymore, he added.
Malhotra appealed the Government to reconsider its decision and avoid installation of Toll Plazas in the region.
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