Youth body demands no power tariff hike

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The Odisha Youth Movement on Tuesday demanded that the State Government to fulfil their six-point-charter of demands here at a Press meet addressed by association president Biswabhusan Das.

The demands included taking necessary steps to check the rising costs of power, to conduct audit by the technical team of the distribution of power, to give charge to the municipality and NAC, to collect the dues of Rs 5,000 crore from the different companies and others.

Das alleged that in the State the pressure of hike in power tariff is being increased adversely affecting the poor, general public, farmers and small and medium enterprises.

They threatened that if the demands are not fulfilled, they would take to the streets. Among others, association VP Ranjan Kumar Rout, Bijay Kumar Pradhan, Pramod Sahu, Binod Kumar Rout, Surendra Nath Nayak, Jogesh Prusty, Kartik Swain, Jayed Akhtar, litan Takua and Sachin Mahapatra were present.

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