In Punjab, a power problem of another kind for Capt govt
A day after Congress high command asked Punjab CM Amarinder Singh to work towards reducing high power tariffs in the state, power consumers in both urban and rural areas were up in arms over frequent outages amid peak demand.
Through the day, farmers’ gheraoed several grid stations across villages, domestic consumers complained of frequent power cuts even as industrial consumers in urban areas fumed over hefty penalties being imposed over minor overloading.
Farmers staged dharnas outside several grid stations claiming they were being denied assured 8 hour supply in paddy sowing season.
A dharna was organised by farmers at Multania grid in district Bathinda on Thursday morning. Six villages — Multania, Naruana, Bir Behman, Jai Singhwala, Baho and Mian – have been complaining that they are not getting 8 hours of supply.
