Protest in front of Hajamadi toll gate, detained

Opposition to toll collection from local vehicles

Vartha Bharati | 26-11-2018 | 13:32:00 IST

Padubidre: The police arrested the protesters who attempted to picket a tollgate led by Toll Virodhi Horata Samiti opposing the collection of toll from the local vehicles at the tollgate set up at Hejamadi on NH 66.

"The contractor Navayoga Company, who has given false information to the government that 80 percent of the work was completed on the highway, is making hurry in the collection of toll. We will not allow toll collection from the local vehicles until the work gets completed," the protesters threatened.

The police team, led by DYSP Belliyappa arrested the protesters when they tried to picket the tollgate.

 Rashtriya Heddari Horata Samiti's Deviprasad Shetty, Ghulam Muhammad, Shekhar Hejmadi, Sudhir Karkera, Madhukar Acharya, Devanna Nayak, Prakash Shetty Padebettu, Haneef Hejamadi, and others were present.

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