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| Harsh seeks removal of Bann Toll Plaza or be prepared for consequences | | | 
Early Times Report
Jammu, May 29: Seeking the removal of Toll Plaza at Bann Nagrota on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, Harsh Dev Singh lambasted the Union government for doling out the most differential treatment to Jammu region in yet another field.
In a statement issued here, he regretted that while the Union Government has closed down 62 toll plazas across the country on National Highways and Expressways recently during the current week in 'public interest', the toll plaza in Jammu has been most contemptuously allowed to operate much to the chagrin and indignation of the Jammuites. Hailing the closure of the said Toll Plazas elsewhere in Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chattisgarh, Gujrat, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Utter Pradesh on public demand, he questioned the State and Central govts. for discriminatory treatment doled out to J&K which was also being governed by a BJP partnered govt. He regretted that despite public protests and demonstrations for removal of Bann Toll Plaza, the elected representatives failed to impress upon the concerned authorities to remove the same on the analogy of the aforesaid 62 Toll Plazas removed in various other states. Making out a strong case for closing of Bann Toll Plaza, he said that Jammu is visited by millions of pilgrims every year who would be obliged to pay heavy taxation in the form of Toll fee for conducting their religious pilgrimage. Likewise, he pointed out, that lacs of pilgrims would be visiting the Amarnath ji shrine that would also have to bear the burden of heavy taxation. He said that imposition of Taxation on pilgrims in the form of Toll fee from Mata Vaishno Devi pilgrims and Sri Amar Nath ji pilgrims is like imposing 'Jazia' which is unacceptable and intolerable. He said that taxation of pilgrims is highly impious, irreverent and sacrilegious act which would receive stiff resistance from the Jammu people. He further cautioned the govt. that the said highly profane act of the govt. would further affect the tourist influx in the state in view of huge fee prescribed for various kinds of vehicles. He said that as per the schedule published by the NHA1 a car/jeep has to pay Rs. 85 for single journey or a monthly pass of Rs. 2810. Likewise the rate for 7 axle vehicles is Rs. 545 for single journey or a monthly pass of Rs. 18,185.He further said that huge tax being extorted from pilgrims and tourists visiting the state would also have dissuading effect on them thus giving a blow to the tourist promotion initiatives of the govt. and overall economy of the state which is largely dependent upon pilgrims and tourists. Besides, he said, there were several commuters who were daily shuttling and the toll was operating very harshly upon them. He said that huge tax fixed was unaffordable for a common man. |
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