Odisha government silent on review of power tariff hike: BJP

BHUBANESWAR: Even as the hefty increase of 50 paise per unit of electricity in retail supply tariff has become unbearable for consumers during Covid-19 pandemic, the State government’s silence on the matter is baffling.

Launching a scathing attack on the government for backtracking from its assurance of filing a review petition with the Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) for reconsideration of its tariff orders for retail consumers, State BJP general secretary Lekhashree Samantsinghar said the BJD government is more concerned for private companies than the consumers of the State.