BJP protests power tariff hike

Led by Bajpai,a delegation of party leaders met the UP Power Corporation Limited managing director A P Mishra at Shakti Bhawan and sought to know the reasons behind the hike. Bajpai alleged corruption in the power corporation and said that the department was facing losses due to power theft.

Bajpai said the state government should not raise the power tariff when it cannot ensure a minimum 10-hours of supply across the state.

He appealed to the public not to pay the electricity bills in protest of the tariff hike. Party workers staged similar protests in different districts of the state too.

Rashtriya Lok Dal has would also stage demonstrations in all the districts on June 6 to protest against the hike in power tariff. Party state president Munna Singh Chauhan said that the decision of hike in tariff for rural consumers reflects Samajwadi Party is anti-farmer.