Dehradun, April 28 -- Cong opposes hike in power tariff

Dehradun, 26 Apr: Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee President Karan Mahara has strongly opposed any hike in the power tariff in the state. In a statement issued today, following the announcement by the Uttarakhand Electricity Regulatory Commission (UERC) of a hike in the power tariff, Mahara demanded that the state government withdraw the increased electricity rates.

Mahara claimed that the state government has once again cheated the poor people of the state. He said that during the tenure of almost 8 years, the state government has cheated the people of the state by increasing electricity rates repeatedly. Karan Mahara asserted that, since the time of the Covid pandemic, the ...