In the assembly on Tuesday, the Congress cornered the government regarding the electricity bills. PC Sharma raised this issue through calling attention. He said that in Bhopal itself, those whose houses have claimed electricity connections, are also being handed bills of huge amount. Farmers and ordinary people are being looted in the name of temporary connections.
Supporting his point, MLA Phundelal Marko said that electricity bills have been given to tribals without connection in our area and these are coming in thousands of rupees. Tarun Bhanot raised the issue of providing 100 units of electricity for 100 rupees. He said that the government is not giving 100 units of electricity to any consumer for Re 1, Kantilal Bhuria said that undeclared power cuts are happening in tribal areas, due to which everyone is worried.
Responding to this, Energy Minister Pradyuman Singh Tomar said that Congress only declares that they have given 100 units of electricity for 100 rupees, but I say this with pride that we have given. He said that there may be some isolated cases. BJP MLAs also raised the issue of electricity. When there was hue and cry on the issue of electricity from both the sides, Assembly Speaker Girish Gautam said that this thing is coming out from everywhere. Check the bills. The energy Minister agreed on this.
Congress MLA Phundelal Marco was the center of attraction on the second day on Tuesday in the winter session of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Congress MLA from Pushprajgarh Phundelal Marko protested in a unique way on the issue of electricity bill. He reached the assembly wearing a jacket of electricity bills.
He alleged that people of Baiga community of Scheduled Tribe reside in Ramna village of Pushprajgarh area are receiving huge bills without electricity and without meters. The government boasts of being the leader of the tribals, talks about giving freebies, on the other hand is sending huge bills of up to 5 thousand rupees.