Shopkeepers in Ratanpol market protest ‘inflated’ power bills
Various shopkeepers in Ratanpol market of Ahmedabad held a protest on Friday alleging that they have received “inflated” electricity bills for the past four months even when their shops were closed for more than two months due to the Covid-19 lockdown.
After relaxations were announced allowing non-essential shops to open in several markets of Ahmedabad in the first week of June, at least a dozen shopkeepers in Ratanpol market of Ahmedabad claimed on Friday that they received an accumulated electricity bill from Torrent Power limited, which has been given “without checking meter readings”.
“I have received a bill of Rs 27,000 for the past four months and the last bill I paid was on February 12. From March 22 to June 1, my shop was closed then how come the bill came this inflated?
