Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday pitched for the exemption of toll tax being levied on the vehicles in South Kashmir, stating that such a measure is hitting the already economically downtrodden people hard.
In a statement issued here, PDP Vice President Abdul RahmanVeeri said that people from south Kashmir in general and from Kulgam andAnantnag in particular are bearing the brunt of such a measure as there areprivate as well as the government employees who will have to pass through thetoll plaza set up at Charsoo and they are being asked to pay money every day. “The government must exempt the people of southKashmir and those employees who will have to report everyday to their dutiesand for that reason have to pass through the toll plaza. This is nothing but anoctroi being levied on the movement of people. The government has to roll itback,” Veeri said.