People left high and dry on Mangaluru-Udupi highway
Activists, led by Bava, oppose toll collection at Surathkal
Many commuters between Mangaluru and Udupi were stranded for about an hour on Wednesday after Congress activists and members of Nagarika Horata Samithi led by Mangaluru City North MLA Mohiuddin Bava blocked the national highway at Surathkal to oppose collection of toll from Thursday.
The MLA had announced at a press conference here on Tuesday that a peaceful protest would be staged on Wednesday in front of the National Institute of Technology – Karnataka (NIT-K) where the toll plaza has been built.
Members from different organisations, Ivan D’Souza, MLC, and District Youth Congress president Mithun Rai came in a rally and joined the protesters at the venue around 10.30 a.m. They blocked the highway at 10.50 a.m.
There was long line of vehicles stranded on the either side of the busy highway. Among those affected by the snap protest included a resident of Bengaluru who was rushing to meet his daughter admitted in a hospital in Manipal. He was seen beseeching protestors to make way for his vehicle to see his ailing daughter.
The police did little to move away the protesters from the highway. It was only around noon that the protestors relented and allowed the vehicles to move. No case was registered with the Surathkal Police for blocking the traffic.
Addressing protesters, Mr. Bava said there was no question of allowing operation of the toll plaza on the narrow stretch of the highway in the absence of a service road. Mr. Bava said only two counters had been built on either sides of the highway, which, he said, would cause hindrance to movement of vehicles. There should be a total of 10 counters — five on either side. “Unless this is done we will not allow this toll plaza to function,” he threatened.
Mr. D’Souza said the High Court orders were being mentioned as a reason for allowing operation of the toll plaza. “But we cannot obey those orders. For us you (people) are the High Court and the Supreme Court,” he said.
Members of District unit of the Youth Congress, Democratic Youth Federation of India, All College Students Association and other organisations joined the protest.
Toll collection not to begin today: DC
Toll collection on Mangaluru-Udupi national highway at NIT-K, Surathkal will not commence from October 1, Deputy Commissioner A.B. Ibrahim has said. In a late evening statement on Wednesday, he said the decision to collect the toll has been deferred for a week due to opposition by the public.
Comments on this Article | |
Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai | Thu, October-1-2015, 11:50 |
Who wants to pocket this Toll money even before this highway is complete ... Agree[2]
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