Punjab CM broadcasts closure of two toll plazas, says operators hike fees arbitrarily | Auto Information
Addressing a gathering whereas asserting the closure of two toll plazas on the Sangrur-Ludhiana street, Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann emphasised that toll plaza fees burn a gap in individuals’s pockets as their operators improve charges arbitrarily. He additional staed that costs of frequent items escalate as their transportation fees go up. Mann had raised the problem in Parliament however to no avail. Toll plaza operators improve fees “as per their whims and fancies,” thereby, placing an enormous burden on the pocket of individuals, Punjab CM acknowledged. Mann additional mentioned that he has rejected the demand for a 20-month extension by operators of the 2 plazas on the Sangrur-Ludhiana street.
The toll plazas are situated in Ladda and Ahmedgarh areas. The operators of the toll plaza had requested the extension or a compensation of Rs 50 crore, citing losses as a result of Covid-19 pandemic and the farmers’ agitation in opposition to the now-repealed farm legal guidelines. Mann mentioned the seven-year time period of the toll plaza was going to finish on Sunday midnight and reasoned that Covid-19 was a worldwide catastrophe and everyone suffered due to it.
“We is not going to give any extension or compensation,” he mentioned. The chief minister additionally mentioned the farmers’ stir was the results of the mistaken farm legal guidelines enacted by the Centre, for which the Union authorities had even sought an “apology.” Mann hit out on the earlier Akali Dal authorities for permitting the organising of the 2 toll plazas after the Dhuri byelections in 2015.
Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal had promised that the toll plazas wouldn’t be arrange however instantly after the Akali Dal candidate received the bypolls, the federal government took a U-turn, Mann mentioned. For seven years, individuals paid an enormous quantity to cross via these toll plazas, he added.
Describing the announcement of the closure of the toll plazas as a serious aid to individuals, Mann mentioned now they will journey freely on the street with out paying toll tax from Monday. Reiterating that his authorities is usually working to revive the pristine glory of the state, Mann mentioned it’s a matter of nice delight and satisfaction for him that the Tata group will arrange a giant mission within the state close to Ludhiana with an funding of Rs 2,600 crore.
He emphasised that that is the most important funding by Tata Metal after Jamshedpur, including that extra key industrial initiatives might be arrange within the state within the coming days. It’s because now these corporations are coming for investing within the state and are signing agreements with Punjab, he mentioned.
He mentioned earlier such traders shied away from investing as they have been compelled to signal agreements with the “ruling households as an alternative of the state.” His predecessors used to ask what profit their households will get from such initiatives however quite the opposite, he asks what number of youths will get jobs from these initiatives, mentioned Mann.
(With inputs from PTI)
