Further intensifying their campaign against smart electricity meters, area farmers yesterday, after a meeting at Lehra, announced that they would gherao the officials if they come to install these meters in the villages. Apart from opposing officials, they also decided to launch a special campaign in villages against the meters.
“Since the state government wanted to hand over Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) into private hands, it’s allowing the installation of smart electricity meters. If we allow the installation of these meters in houses, these would make farmers bankrupt. We would not allow it any cost and gherao the officers,” said Dharminder Pashore, BKU (Ugrahan) Lehra block president.
