A message attributed to Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport & Highways, is going viral on social media. The message claims that whenever you pay toll at a toll plaza, pay for 12 hours. If you come back within 12 hours, you will not have to pay toll tax.
The viral message reads: “आप टोल प्लाजा पे पर्ची कटवाते हो तो वो पूछता है कि एक साइड की दू या दोनों साइड की तो मित्रों मैं आपको बता दूं की आप उन्हें कहें कि पर्ची 12 घण्टे की दो ना कि डबल या सिंगल साइड
अगर आप 12 घंटे में वापस आ सकते हो तो आपको कोई टोल नही लगेगा पर्ची पर भी समय लिखा होता है जानकारी के अभाव में हम लोगों से टोल प्लाजा वाले चोर बाजारी करके हर रोज लाखों रुपया हज़म कर रहे है आप सबसे मेरी दरखास्त है कि इस सन्देश को सब लोगों के पास पहुंचाए ओर जनता को जागरूक करें. धन्यवाद. निवेदक : नितीन गडकरी, भारत सरकार.” (English translation: If you take a ticket at the toll plaza, he asks one side or both sides; so friends, now tell the concerned person at plaza to issue for 12 hours, not single or double side. If you come back within 12 hours, no toll charges will be applicable. Even the toll tickets have time printed on it. Due to lack of information, toll plaza people are looting us and earning lakhs of rupees illegally. I request you all to send this message to all and make them aware. Thanks. Petitioner: Nitin Gadkari, Government of India)
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FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the post, and found it to be false.
While looking for similar posts, we found that the message has been in circulation since 2017.
We found a tweet by the official Twitter handle of the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, dated December 28, 2018, where they refuted the viral claim.
“It has come to MoRTH’s attention that there are statements falsely attributed to the Union Minister Shri Nitin Gadkari regarding the toll rates. MoRTH wishes to clarify the same,” they tweeted, along with a press release.
The press release mentioned that the ‘toll rates are governed by the notified rules as stated in the Gazette of India notification of MORTH, dated December 5, 2008’.
Hence, from the above fact check, it is clear that the viral message in circulation is fake.
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