Cong protests power tariff hike

While the Assembly witnessed pandemonium on Wednesday over power tariff hike, members of Bhubaneswar district Congress committee staged a demonstration here at the Mahatma Gandhi Marg demanding immediate withdrawal of the hike. The agitators led by senior party leader Suresh Routray and Congress Mahila Morch president Bijyalaxmi Sahoo took out a rally from the Congress Bhawan and shouting anti-Government slogan and organsied a protest meeting in front of the Assembly.

“The hike in power tariff is anti-people. We demand immediate withdrawal of the same thereby bringing a relief to the consumers. If the Government fails to do so, we will intensify our agitation,” warned Sahoo. later, a delegation led by PCC president Prasad Harichandan met the Governor and submitted a memorandum to him seeking overturning of the decision.