Rajasthan: Power subsidy held up for months, farmers threaten stir against Ashok Gehlot govt

Several farmer organisations across Rajasthan have threatened to launch an agitation against the Congress government for not providing the subsidy in power tariffs that was promised by the previous BJP regime. According to a report in The Indian Express, the Ashok Gehlot government’s decision to stop adjusting the subsidy amount in bills is forcing farmers to pay more.

Farmers have said that they will launch a statewide agitation from June 8 to press for their right. They alleged that their electricity bills have shot up after the government stopped providing them the power subsidy.