Vehicles at the Fatehabad toll plaza got a free pass. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons) Show Quick Read Summary is AI Generated. Newsroom Reviewed

In an unprecedented development, thousands of vehicles passed the Fatehabad toll plaza of the Agra-Lucknow Expressway without paying a toll over the weekend, after employees boycotted work to protest a significantly reduced Diwali bonus, reports Dainik Bhaskar .

The protest began on Saturday night and continued for nearly 12 hours. Employees of the operating firm, Shri Sai & Datar Company, were protesting against a Diwali bonus of just Rs 1,100.

According to the striking workers, this accounted for a significant decrease over last year's bonus of Rs 5,000. Disgruntled by the measly bonus, employees at the toll plaza lifted the toll boom barri

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