Employees of Fatehabad toll plaza on Agra-Lucknow Expressway opened the gates in protest against not receiving Diwali bonus. Due to this, thousands of vehicles were released for free and the government suffered a loss of lakhs.
Agra: There was huge loss due to protest by toll plaza employees over not getting Diwali bonus. The employees went on strike and opened the gates, allowing thousands of vehicles to pass through the Fatehabad toll plaza on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway for free. Due to this the central government suffered a loss of lakhs of rupees. On Sunday night, the employees opened the boom barriers of the toll booth and started protesting. Videos of vehicles passing without paying toll are going viral on social media. It is also an important road connecting Delhi and the National Capital Region.
A protesting employee said, 'I have been working in the company for the last one year, but they have not given bonus. We work hard, yet we don't even get our salary on time. Now the company is saying that they can change the employees and will not give bonus.
These employees work for Shreesai and Datar companies. The employees alleged that they were assured that the Diwali bonus would be credited to their accounts last week, but it did not happen. The strike, which started on Sunday night, continued for about 10 hours. The strike was ended after the officials assured to give bonus. However, no official statement has come yet from the company officials.
