Karnataka bandh today over electricity tariff: All you need to know
A statewide strike on June 22 is being called by the Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) to protest an ‘abnormal increase’ in electricity costs. In today’s Karnataka Bandh call, all trade and industry organisations were asked to remain closed.
Vinay Javali, president of the KCCI, stated that the statewide protest would not affect essential services or vehicle movement because the bandh is only for business establishments.
What do officials have to say about today’s ‘Karnataka bandh’?
“We request all the trade and industry to close their establishment on 22 June. This is in protest of abnormal price hike in the electricity charges by ESCOMs,” says the industry body.
