Srinagar, July 29 -- The Kashmir Trade Alliance (KTA) has demanded that the Jammu and Kashmir government should immediately announce an amnesty scheme for commercial electricity consumers, stating that the government had earlier assured such a step would be taken.

KTA said that despite repeated representations and follow-ups, the administration has so far not announced any amnesty for the commercial category, even though the domestic power amnesty scheme has been extended.

"This issue has been raised by us several times with the concerned authorities, and on multiple occasions, we were assured that a commercial power amnesty would be announced. However, to date, no such relief has been provided," KTA President Aijaz Shahdhar said in a s...