Annoyed over the recently hiked in power tariff for domestic and commercial in the State, scores of BJP activists staged protest in Dehradun on Thursday.
The activists gathered at Parade Ground based, BJP Mahanagar office in Dehradun on Thursday and took out rally. They burnt the effigy of the State Government at Clock Tower, Dehradun, and also shouted anti-State Government slogans. After burning the effigy of the State Government, the BJP activists lamented that the Congress-led State Government has failed to provide electricity and potable water to the residents.
They expressed concern over the issue that situation is worst in the higher parts of the state. The agitators lamented that the prices of essential commodities have been rising month after month in the state and it has turned extremely difficult for the common man to survive. The BJP activists also staged protest at Dilaram chowk and ISBT crossing over the hike in the prices of electricity in the State.
Addressing the gathering, BJP Mahanagar chairman, Neelam Sehgal, said that the Congress-led State Government has failed to push the state further on the path of progress and all 13 districts of the State lack basic amenities like road, potable water, electricity, health centres etc. Speaking on the occasion, former BJP Mahanagar chairman, Puneet Mittal said that Congress-led State Government has failed to introduce any potent step to control the inflation.
He lamented that instead of introducing beneficiary schemes for the upliftment of the weaker section of the society, the state government approved nearly five per cent hike in the power tariff. He said that domestic and commercial consumers will face the brunt of hiked power tariff in the state. Vinay Goyal, Ravindra Kataria, Rajender Nawani, Sanjay Khanduri, Somi Devi, Mahesh Gupta, Satish Kapoor, Rajesh Sharma, Rajeev, Tara Devi and many more were present.