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Wrong policies lead to power hike
The increase in power tariff (news report, “Power shock to Punjab consumers” by Jangveer Singh, Sep 9) is the result of wrong policies of the Punjab Government and providing free power to farmers. This has forced the PSEB to increase the power tariff for other consumers who are already burdened with the rising cost of essential commodities and are finding it difficult to make both ends meet. The public should rise against the biased approach of the government and its appeasement policies. SANJEEV ATTRI, SAS Nagar
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The steep hike in power tariff has adversely affected the domestic consumers who are already struggling in the wake of the abnormal rise in the prices of commodities of daily use. But who cares for the common man who is compelled to bear the losses that the PSEB has suffered because of free supply of power to the agricultural sector. It is common knowledge that free power leads to pilferage on a large scale and such pilferage is often attributed to transmission and distribution losses. The Punjab Government should take steps to lessen the burden of taxes on the common man. A N SHARMA, SAS Nagar
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III Punjab has always been deficient in power. Yet the governments have failed to fill the gap between demand and supply. Now, consumers have to pay more for power. The increase in power tariff is highly unjustified. Why should the common man be burdened for mismanagement of the electricity board? People have every right to demand justification. Governments have to learn to govern or quit. There is no room for non-performers. Brig NAWAB SINGH (retd), SAS Nagar The day mob ruled city
I fully share and endorse the concern expressed in the editorial, “This is Chandigarh! The day mob ruled the city” (Sep 10), over the chaos created by thousands of activists of the BKU and several other Punjab-based organisations and employees of the PSEB. It is true that the UT administration was directly responsible for not preventing the convergence of such large-scale protesters in the city. It is also likely that it was a pre-planned scheme to turn the city into a no-holds-barred battleground. It has rightly been observed in the editorial, “If they get away with what they did, they can be depended on to repeat their activities.” The apex court has already ruled that those found guilty of causing loss to public property should be dealt with an iron hand. LAJPAT RAI
GARG, Panchkula
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The demonstrators laid a virtual siege to the city and the police failed to tackle the situation. Why was the police not fully equipped to meet the situation? Had the police acted on time, they could have stopped the pelting of stones by the demonstrators. It was a free for all. Ironically, the decision to unbundle the PSEB had been put off on September 4 by the Union Ministry of Power. Had this decision been conveyed on the day it was taken, the ugly situation could have been averted. S K
KHOSLA, Chandigarh
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The PSEB employees seem to be an unruly lot. Their fears and apprehensions stem from their insincerity towards work. The only way to address the problems faced by the PSEB is to privatise it as soon as possible. ARUN CHRISTOPHER,
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Undue holidays
The government should refrain from declaring unnecessary holidays as these serve little purpose. Instead, we should pledge to put in more efforts. The best way to express our devotion to a leader would be to perform our duty with complete dedication. ANITA
KATARIA, Patiala
Oppose child labour
Despite the ban on child labour, children are not only forced to work but are also meted out inhuman treatment and are severely punished for minor misdemeanours. Child labour should be discouraged at all costs. Dr PREETINDER S DANG, Jalandhar
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