Electricity Amendment Bill 2020 is against people: Baghel
Terming the Electricity Amendment Bill 2020 as “harmful” for the poor and farmers, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has urged the Centre to put it on hold for now considering the current situation in the country.
In his letter to Union Minister of State for Power R.K. Singh, the Chief Minister said that the Electricity Amendment Bill 2020 proposed by the Central government is harmful for the lower sections of the society and also seriously dented the federal structure.
The provision of cross subsidy provided in the proposed bill is impractical and not in the interests of farmers and poor people, the Congress leader underlined.
He said the farmers will face a crisis irrigating crops if the subsidy on electricity given to farmers is not continued. This will affect the production of food grains.
