India, Aug. 31 -- Residents of several villages held a protest near the Mundka-Bakkarwala toll plaza on the Urban Extension Road-II (UER-2) on Sunday demanding exemption from toll charges. The protesters, who live in nearby villages through which the road passes, also held a protest over the issue on August 26 after which the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) reportedly asked them time till August 31 to fulfil their demands.

"Today we have been told that Union minister Nitin Gadkari is not in Delhi. We will send a delegation to meet him on September 2 to discuss the matter," said Vijay Mann, a resident of Mundka. He added that the locals had formed a committee with 11 representatives from every affected village to discuss the i...