I am the father of expressway toll in the country: Nitin Gadkari

Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday told Rajya Sabha members that he was the ”father of toll tax” on expressways in the country as he built the first such road in Maharashtra during his stint as the state minister in late 1990s. The senior minister made the remark while responding to supplementary queries in Question Hour where members expressed concerns over the setting up of toll plazas on expressways inside city limits due to which the local population had to pay toll even when commuting within the city.

The road transport minister, who is often praised even by opposition members for the performance of his ministry, assured the members that the issue will be rectified and claimed the problem had arisen under the UPA rule.