Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 1: Inhabitants of Janipur today staged a strong protest against inflated power bills and the new system of prepaid electricity bills.
A large number of people residing in Janipur and adjoining areas this morning assembled on Amphalla-Bantalab Road near PDD office at Old Janipur to register their protest over prepaid billing system and installation of smart meters.
The protesting inhabitants comprising men, women and children raised slogans against the Power Development Corporation Jammu while holding placards in their hands and disrupted the traffic at Janipur main stop by staging dharna. During this, the protesters were raising slogans against present LG dispensation, BJP and PDD. Click here to watch video
“The PDD is forcing people to pay electricity bills through prepaid system,” the protesting people said, adding, the people of Janipur area are mostly poor and they earned Rs 10,000 to Rs 15000 per month while the PDD is issuing them inflated bills. They alleged that the LG Government is forcing all new rules on Jammuites while there are no such rules in Kashmir.
They said that the Government of Jammu and Kashmir is forcing people to pay prepaid bills. They demanded the removal of authorities forcing people to shift to pre-paid billing portal. They said that no party including BJP is opposing it but people decided to oppose it strongly and are continuously protesting against it on the streets against the authorities of Power Development Corporation.
The protesting people said that JPDCL’s linemen and other officials are promoting ‘Kundi’ system by extorting money from the slum dwellers while the local people are being handed over huge electricity bills. “We won’t tolerate this at any cost and would intensify the movement against it in the days to come,” they added.
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