In a major relief to commuters, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann closed three more toll plazas on Wednesday and sought to expose what he alleged was the plazas’ “connivance” with Akali-BJP and Congress politicians to “loot” people.
After closing the toll plazas at Majari (SBS Nagar), Nangal Shaheedan and Mangarh (Hoshiarpur), the chief minister told reporters that the public would now be able to save Rs 10.52 lakh daily.
Mann said the toll plazas should have been closed around 10 years ago as their terms had expired but the then government had connived with companies running the plazas, adding that it was unfortunate that the politicians of the state had “backstabbed” the people for their vested interests.
