In a major reprieve for the people from digging deep into their pockets, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday announced to shut down three more toll plazas in the state. The action will lead to a daily cumulative saving of Rs 10.52 lakh (on average) of the general public, the CM said.
Interacting with the media after closing the toll plazas at Majari (SBS Nagar), Nangal Shaheedan and Mangarh (Hoshiarpur), the CM said that these toll plazas should have been closed around 10 years ago as their term had expired, but instead of closing them, the erstwhile governments in the state connived with them to mint money illegally. It is unfortunate that the politicians of the state back-stabbed the people for their vested interests, Mann added.
