Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, May 8: Calling collection of toll tax by National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) as unjustifiable act, Jammu and Kashmir RTI Movement has demanded that the said order be revoked forthwith.
In a statement, Chairman RTI Movement Dr Raja Muzaffar Bhat said that NHAI is looting resources of J&K for peanuts while as same authority gives 4 times more compensation to affected people in other States of India.
“The affected people from Lasjan to Qazigund whose lands have been acquired for construction of new highway NH 44 have been looted by National Highway Authority of India (NHAI). Not even market rate of the land has been provided to them especially around Lethpora, Barsu, Mir Bazaar, Vessu and many other villages. Now same authority is demanding toll tax from people which is not justified at all. Even in Jammu, people are being denied market price of land for Ring Road by NHAI”, said Dr Raja Muzaffar.
He added that in view of small landholding in J&K, NHAI was supposed to acquire land on much higher price in the State but they have even influenced the local officers and are forced to sell land to them on meager rates.
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