Don’t pay bills: BJP, JD(S) turn the heat on Congress
The BJP and JD(S) will launch separate campaigns urging citizens not to pay power bills and women not to buy bus tickets in order to mount pressure on the new Congress government to fulfil its ‘guarantees’ without any conditions.
Starting Saturday, the BJP will launch its campaign while the JD(S) has decided to open offices in every taluk to “protect” citizens who refuse to pay power bills.
Among the five ‘guarantees’ made by Congress are 200 units of free power to all households and free bus travel to all women. The Congress has also promised Rs 2,000 per month to all women heads of households, 10 kg free rice per month to every BPL member and a monthly unemployment allowance to graduates and diploma-holders.
