The BJP on Sunday warned the State Government to withdraw the power tariff hike or else face State-wide protests. Party leaders said the protest would start from Bhubaneswar and then it would spread across the State in the forms of demonstrations and meetings.
Addressing party workers at a virtual demonstration, BJP State president Samir Mohanty described the power tariff hike during the time of Covid pandemic as an additional financial burden on the people.Party leaders alleged that the power tariff hike is the result of the bonhomie between the State Government and the power distribution companies.
They pointed out that during the last 10 years, the Government has increased the tariff at regular intervals; and especially during the last six months, it has increased it by 50 paise per unit in two phases. The virtual demonstration was organsied by the party’s Bhubaneswar district unit.