Private Transporters Strike Over New Toll Plaza In J&K’s Samba ndtv.com
Commuters faced hardships on Monday as hundreds of private passenger vehicles went on an indefinite strike against the newly set up toll plaza at Sarore along the Jammu-Pathankot highway in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir. The transporters also staged a protest at the general bus stand here and threatened ”chakka jam” in the entire Jammu if their demand for the abolishment of the toll plaza was not met immediately.
The toll plaza at Sarore was inaugurated by the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) on October 11, drawing a strong reaction from the people from all sections of the society and political parties including the BJP which had written a two-page letter to the Union transport ministry seeking the abolishment of the toll plaza. “All the private operators plying their vehicles on Kathua-Jammu route suspended indefinitely their operations from Monday.
“We are being charged Rs. 225 for a single side crossing. We are not in a position to pay toll tax given the increase in insurance, permit, fine on a traffic violation and fuel prices,” president Bus Union Kuldeep Singh told reporters while leading a demonstration at the bus stand. He alleged that the drivers and conductors were being abused and harassed by the toll plaza contractor and his staff.
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