Ex-councillor protests power tariff hike

Tribune News Service Bathinda, Janaury 5 Former councillor Vijay Kumar, who is also a SAD leader, staged a symbolic protest against power tariff hike at Paras Ram Nagar Chowk here on Friday. Residents also joined him in the protest. The...

Tribune News Service

Updated At : 12:39 PM Jan 06, 2020 IST

Tribune News Service

Bathinda, Janaury 5

Former councillor Vijay Kumar, who is also a SAD leader, staged a symbolic protest against power tariff hike at Paras Ram Nagar Chowk here on Friday. Residents also joined him in the protest. The SAD leader kept burning tubes of tyres on the road. Raising slogans against the state government, the residents showed high electricity bills.

The former councillor said he staged the protest as the state government was putting unnecessary burden on residents. Flaying the government, he demanded rollback. The protesters said the electricity rates were already higher in Punjab as compared to other states.