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Sharmila Criticizes APERC's Electricity Tariff Hike

Sharmila Criticizes APERC's Electricity Tariff Hike
Sharmila condemns APERC’s tariff hike proposal · thehansindia.com

Y S Sharmila, the president of the Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee, is very upset about a plan to increase electricity prices.

She says the government promised not to raise prices, but now they are trying to add a huge extra charge.

She thinks this is not fair to the people who voted for them.

She wants the government to take responsibility for the extra cost and remove the previous charges that have already made life harder for families.

She says the government should keep its promises or people will lose trust in them.

Key facts

Proposed Tariff Hike Burden
Rs 15,651 crore
Previously Collected Adjustment Charges
Rs 15,000 crore
Time Since Government Assumed Office
18 months
Critic
Y S Sharmila, APCC President
Target of Criticism
APERC and Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu

Quotes

Y S Sharmila

President of the Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC)

“Chandrababu Naidu’s assurances are deceptive, outdated, and utterly laughable.”
thehansindia.com

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