PATIALA: The Shiromani Akali Dal Transport wing led by senior party leader Prof. Prem Singh Chandumajra and Transport wing President Parmjit Singh Fazilka on Monday gheraoed New Moti Mehal private residence of Punjab Chief Minister, Captain Amarinder Singh here and handed over keys of Truck, Buses and other vehicles for Chief Minister.
Before this gherao, several kilometer long protest march was carried out in CM city on trucks which culminated at YPS Chowk.
Addressing on the occasion Prof. Chandumajra said that BJP led Centre Government and Congress Government of Punjab are directly responsible for manifold increase in prices of petroleum products. He said that Centre was not reducing Custom duty on these products and Capt. Amarinder Singh led government has imposed highest VAT in the country on these products. He said that VAT and Custom duty together is Rs. 55 per litre tax on petroleum products. He said that both governments should slash these taxes by 50 percent so that people can get respite upto Rs.30 per litre.
He said that Capt. Amarinder Government has dissolved Truck Unions in state after assuming charge, later it reduced loading charges and now regular and manifold increase in oil prices has destroyed this sector. He said that more than 40 thousand trucks and 65 thousand taxes have already been sold in scrap during last four and a half years of Congress rule in state.
On the occasion Transport Wing President Parmjit Singh Fazilka said that Capt. Amarinder Singh led Government was regularly pursuing destructive policies for transport sector. He said that now situation is such that owners of Trucks, Buses and other transport vehicles are not in position to run them. He said that so we have decided to hand over keys of these vehicles to Chief Minister.
On the occasion SDM Charanjit Singh received memorandum from SAD leaders.
Other prominent present on the occasion included Iqbal Singh Jhunda President District Sangrur, Harinderpal Singh Chandumajra MLA, former Mayor Amarinder Bajaj, Jasmer Singh Lachru and Jarnail Singh Kartarpur both member SGPC, Sukhwinderpal Singh Minta member PAC besides others.