PATIALA: When farmers continue to protest them to seize the function of plaza toll, provide free access to vehicles, there are only four toll plazas under the National Highway Authority (NHAI) operating in the current country.
The farmers said that they would continue with their protest at the Toll Plaza until the decision to revise the rates rolled back.
Union Bhartiya Kisan (Ekta-ugraha) has announced to hold their state meeting on Friday while the leaders of Samyukt Kisan Morcha claimed to have a meeting of 32 farmer unions on Saturday.
BKU member Ekta Ugrahan until Wednesday continued to sit in nine toll plazas in Punjab and on Thursday they claimed to have raised their protest from Amritsar-Pathankot Road.
Secretary General Union Sukhdev Singh Kokikalan said, “We have raised protests from one of the nine toll plazas where farmers protest the revised level.
The plaza operator in Amritsar – Jalan Pathankot has convinced us in writing that they will collect the amount of toll roads on April 2020 and the same price will continue until March 31, 2022.
Toll operators also agree that they will not charge any additional quantities for two months from the commuter, who do not have a quick tag on their vehicle.
We will hold our country’s level of body meeting on On Friday to decide on the next action plan.
“Secretary General BKU Dakaunda, Jagmohan Singh, said,” We will hold a state-level meeting with 32 Farmers Unions on Saturday to discuss this issue.
The meeting with CM is also planned, but cannot be held.
” NHAI Regional Officer RP Singh said, “There are 30 toll plazas in Punja b, which is only four who remain operational on Thursday.
Previously seven toll plazas had begun their operations, but farmers had argued that the protest was again on three plazas.
However, in Haryana all toll plazas have been allowed to operate fully.
Revisions in the toll level according to the rules and wholesale price index (WPI).
“The toll plaza crosses Punjab and Haryana says it has faced Rs.
7.5 Crore per day losses because their operations closed more than a year ago by farmers, which began agitation to revoke the three agricultural laws imposed by the Government Union Government.