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J&K Congress Chief Demands Rollback of 6.83% Electricity Tariff Hike
A regulator announced that electricity would cost 6.83 per cent more in Jammu and Kashmir.
Tariq Hameed Karra, the local Congress chief, disagrees with this increase.
He says families are already dealing with higher prices and financial pressure.
He believes higher electricity bills will make household budgets harder to manage.
Karra wants the government to cancel the increase.
He also wants special help for poorer households.
He says electricity is an essential service, not a luxury.
The Congress party says it will oppose measures that make power less affordable.
Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee president Tariq Hameed Karra opposed the recent electricity tariff increase.
The Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission announced a 6.83 per cent tariff hike in Jammu and Kashmir.
Karra called the decision unjust, burdensome and unbearable for residents facing rising prices.
He demanded an immediate review and withdrawal of the tariff order.
Karra urged relief measures for domestic consumers, especially economically weaker households.
- Who
- Tariq Hameed Karra, president of the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee, opposed the hike.
- What
- He demanded the rollback of a 6.83 per cent electricity tariff increase.
- Where
- Jammu and Kashmir.
- When
- The tariff increase was announced the previous week; Karra's statement was reported on August 24.
- Why
- Karra said rising electricity bills would worsen the financial pressure on households, particularly economically weaker consumers.
Key facts
- Tariff increase
- 6.83 per cent
- Announcing body
- Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission
- Opposition leader
- Tariq Hameed Karra
- Political organization
- Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee
- Requested action
- Immediate review and withdrawal of the tariff order
- Priority consumers
- Domestic consumers, particularly economically weaker sections
Quotes
Tariq Hameed Karra
President of the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee and member of the J&K Legislative Assembly
“At a time when households are already struggling with rising prices and increasing economic pressures, the government should have provided relief to consumers rather than adding to their burden through higher electricity bills.”
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“For an ordinary household, every additional rupee on the electricity bill directly affects the family budget. This decision is insensitive to the economic hardships being faced by our people.”
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