The BJP and the Congress workers created a ruckus while not allowing each other to speak during the public hearing held by the Chhattisgarh State Electricity Regulatory Commission (CSERC) here on Wednesday over the proposed power tariff hike in the State.
As a result, those who had arrived in the city from distant places expressed their displeasure and shouted slogans against workers of both the parties. The public hearing was conducted peacefully when the workers of both the parties went away.The CSERC held its public hearing on the proposed power tariff hike at the headquarters of the Chhatisgarh State Power Holding Company ltd (CSPHCl) in Dangania.
The public hearing remained stormy till the noon hours. The BJP workers were angry when Raipur Mayor Kiranmayee Nayak passed a comment on the proposed tariff hike.The angry BJP workers raised their objections and shouted slogans forcing the CSERC Chairman to suspend the public hearing for some time. During the public hearing Congress legislator Dhanendra Sahu demanded free electricity for the farmers.
When the public hearing resumed after launch, BJP leader Mohan Anti accused the Congress workers of having illegal electricity connections in their homes and demanded action against them.Reacting strongly on his statement, the Congress workers and leaders including Vikas Upadhyaya, Mayor Kiranmayee Nayak, Sri Kumar Menon , Pankaj Sharma and other workers started shouting slogans.
A little later, farmers linked to the Pragatishil Kisan Sangathan raised slogans against both the Congress and the BJP outside the hearing venue.Seeing the protests, both Congress and BJP workers later dispersed. The public hearing later went on smoothly till the evening.