Join YSRCP’s protest against power hike

YSR Congress has called upon the people to participate in large number in the State-wide protest programme against power hike to be held on Wednesday.

“The proposed hike in power charges shows the non seriousness of the State government and its anti-people policies. We will picket sub stations in all the assembly constituencies and urge people of all sections to join us in the protest,” party official spokesperson Jupudi Prabhakar Rao told reporters here on Tuesday  
 
The State has a proposal to burden the consumers by Rs 15,000 crores from April 1 and this is in addition to the already increased power tariff and Fuel Surcharge Adjustment charges. 

Though there is every scope for alternatives like purchasing power from other states and increasing the power production, the State has been toeing the easy path of passing on the burden to the consumers, he said.
 
“We condemn the non seriousness of the leaders at the helm and call upon people and cadre cutting across all political parties to join us in the one-day peaceful dharna against the hike in power tariff,’ he said.
 
The insensitiveness of the State Government has been affecting all sections of the society. Agriculture, industrial and domestic sectors are badly hit by the steep hike in power charges, he said adding that Congress has conceded that it cannot govern the state without imposing taxes and increasing charges.

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