Hence, we have called off the protest,” said Muneer Katipalla, convenor of the samiti. A representative of the agency told The Hindu that the direction to stop toll collection was received on Monday night. Raising its voice against the decision of the NHAI, the samiti called for a protest and demanded the merger of the Surathkal Toll Plaza with the toll plaza situated five km away at Hejmady on the national highway. Khader on Monday wrote a letter to the Chief Secretary to withhold toll collection till the merger. Members of the samiti, BJP and Congress workers carried out a symbolic protest at the toll plaza on Tuesday.

Source: The Hindu July 16, 2019 19:30 UTC