Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 4: After the public proclamation of Central Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari to the nation regarding illegal toll plazas, Aam Adami Party (AAP) staged a massive protest at Sarore toll plaza which has been led by Manish Sinha, Co-observer, Jammu Province.
The members of the party’s legal cell, who were the working advocates of High Court Jammu, also participated while wearing their traditional black blazers. More than hundred party workers stood in a queue at toll post and raised slogans which explicate the NHAI’s guidelines of minimum 60 kilometers distance to establish a toll. Advocates and party workers also explained to the different vehicle drivers that they are not supposed to pay the toll because of its illegal existence for the last many years. It is pertinent to mention here that no driver had paid any toll during protest.
Sinha told reporters that Modi Government has converted the City of Temples to the city of illegal tolls. Referring to the statement of Union Transport Minister in which he said that any toll existing within a range of 60 kilometer from another toll is illegal, he said that distance between toll plaza at Sarore and toll plaza at Ban Nagrota is less than 60 km and it should be removed as it is simply harassment to the local public. Miserable condition of different highways, illegal establishment of meaningless toll plazas and ascending rage of public will pull down the BJP in the coming Assembly elections.
Sanjeev Sareen and Manesh Chopra also condemned the policies of the Central Government.
Jagdeep Singh, spokesperson of the party, Sansar Singh Youth President, Jangvir Singh, Nazir Choudhary, Amit Kapoor, Raju Salariya and many others participated in the protest.
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