NCP leader and former deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar Thursday asked Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis as to why the ruling party in the state was not keeping its poll promise of making Maharashtra toll-free.
In a tweet, Pawar said: “What happened to the promise of making Maharashtra toll- free? When the contract for collecting toll on expressway was ending in August 2019, the CMO by inviting tenders is again ready to collect toll. Why is the ruling party not fulfilling the promise?”
On Wednesday, The Indian Express had reported that the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation has invited tenders for appointing a private party for collection of toll on Pune-Mumbai Expressway. The decision has not gone down well with activists in Pune, who have reminded the chief minister of his promise to scrap the toll system on the expressway and other roads of the state.