With Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee (UPCC) chief Nirmal Khatri kicked off the Party’s campaign against state government proposed move to hike power tariff, in Etah on Saturday, former state president, Dr Rita Bahuguna Joshi is all set to take street opposite Shakti Bhawan here in lucknow to brought the traffic movement to complete halt just to force Akhilesh Yadav to withdraw the decision immediately.
RsRsWe are ready for any consequences but committed to take street opposite Shakti Bhawan at any cost on Monday morning. We will ghearo the Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation limited office even if it will create traffic chaos or the police used to attack us with lathis or other lethal weapons", claimed a senior Congress leader who is front runner for post of district Congress committee’s chief post. He claimed that the Party leaders were ready for any consequences but determined to force Akhilesh Yadav to withdraw his decision of hike in power tariff.
RsRsWhen the government could not ensure round the clock power supply, proper voltage etc than why they are just taxing the common man for the service which they could not even utilise it properly", claimed spokesman of the UPCC, Amarnath Agarwal. He said that this government had failed on all front including law and order and a prime example of it that Samajwadi Party supremo, Mulayam Singh, who is also father of chief minister Akhilesh Yadav, not hesitate for a moment to accept that all things is not well in the State. RsRsMulayam claimed that if he was chief minister of the State than he will set the things at their right place within a fortnight", cited Amarnath while attacking the Samajwadi Party and Akhilesh Yadav on their failure to give good governance till now.
Meanwhile in Etah, Nirmal Khatri accused Akhilesh Yadav’s government for failing to even fulfill the promises made during last Assembly elections. RsRsIn their manifesto,
Samajwadi Party assured of providing at least 12 to 14-hours electric supply even in the rural areas but the fact was contrary to it. Hardly 2 to 4 hours supply were provided in majority of the districts and even in KAVAl and other big towns, the situation was almost similar to that of villages", alleged Nirmal Khatri while addressing the Party activisits who thronged behind him to protest State government’s move of hike in power tariff. He claimed that SP had cheated the people but now the Congress will take the fight of the common man on street and will hold protest until the government was compelled to withdraw their decision. UPCC spokesman, Zeeshan Haider claimed that besides Nirmal Khatri, Congress leaders also staged demonstration in several other districts. He said that in Bijnore, the protest was led by MlA Pankaj Malik, Virendra Singh Guddu, Sanjay Kapoor and Phoolmati Saini in Hardoi, MlA laliteshpati Tripathi in Mau etc. He said that the protest will be continued on Sunday and Monday also.