The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha, which had issued a diktat to the hill people to refrain from paying electricity bills during the 2007 Gorkhaland agitation, has made a 180-degree turn and informed the government that they are willing to clear the dues if the state offers a waiver on late payment surcharge (LPSC).
Morcha general secretary Roshan Giri and another senior leader P.T. Ola called on state power minister Aroop Biswas in Calcutta and submitted a memorandum seeking a waiver.
“…we Gorkha Janmukti Morcha on behalf of the affected people are humbly requesting for the grant of the removal of LPSC but we are ready to pay the bills of used units from 2008-2011 under installment basis (sic),” the letter reads.
