Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 26: President of Jammu State Morcha, Prof Virender Gupta has opposed the construction of Toll Tax Plazas on National Highways (NHs).
In a statement issued here, Gupta said that the Central as well as State Governments are already charging heavy levy on the petrol and diesel in addition to surcharge on them. Apart from that there exists Toll Collecting Center at the entry point of the State and the Transport Department also charge good amount of money yearly or lump sum at the time of registration of the vehicles, he said, adding there is no justification in charging extra amount in the name of Toll at different points on the National Highways.
He said that the Government must meet the expenditure on widening of the roads or in construction of new roads from its own pocket instead of overloading the people with taxes on one pretext or the other.
The people if stage protests against collection of Toll, their protests are justified and Jammu State Morcha shall support such protests, he added.
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