Power tariff hike flayed

CHANDIGARH, July 23: The Ghar Bachao Committee, Naya Gaon, at its meeting today condemned the decision of the Punjab Government to hike the bus fares and electricity tariff in the state. The committee said that this decision of the government would adversely affect the common man who is already overburdened with the increase in prices of essential commodities. It urged the government to give a second thought to the decision before implementing it. In a separate statement issued here today, Punjab Youth Congress general secretary Baldev Singh today decried the power tariff hike in Punjab.