The activists of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) staged a protest outside Urja Bhawan here on Friday against the hardships faced by common people due to inflated power bills and erratic supply. large number activists gathered at the office of power department located at Ballupur and raised vociferous protest.
The protesters said that the people of the state are facing problems due to fast running electricity meters and bills generated without reading.
The speakers said that the leaders of Congress and BJP are working in tandem to loot the resources of the state and are not interested in the problems faced by the common people of the State.
The speakers said that many touts in the department have sprung up which offer reduction in bill in lieu of bribes to the officials. The AAP leaders on the occasion said that the State Government is planning to raise the tariff of power in the State which would be resisted. The leaders reminded that the AAP government reduced the power tariff by half in state capital despite of the fact that the Delhi does not have any power production of its own. The protesters were led by Anoop Nautiyal , Rajesh Bahuguna and others.