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BRS Demands Rollback of Telangana Electricity Tariff Hike
The BRS party wants Telangana’s government to cancel a planned increase in electricity charges.
Its leader, T. Harish Rao, says the increase would make people pay an extra ₹5,420 crore.
He warned that the party would organize a public movement if the government proceeds.
He said an earlier power-charge proposal was not passed on to consumers under the BRS government.
Harish Rao blamed the current Congress government for problems in the power sector.
He also said power production was low and power cuts were happening every day.
These claims and criticisms were made by the BRS; the article does not include a response from the government.
The BRS demanded that Telangana’s government withdraw its planned electricity charge increase.
The party warned of a public movement if the increase goes ahead.
BRS leader T. Harish Rao said the proposal would place an additional ₹5,420 crore burden on consumers.
Harish Rao said the previous BRS government did not pass ₹12,718.4 crore in proposed true-up charges on to consumers.
He accused the Congress government of poor power management and said power cuts were occurring daily.
- Who
- The BRS and its senior leader T. Harish Rao; the Telangana state government is the target of the demand.
- What
- The BRS called for withdrawal of a planned electricity charge increase and threatened a public movement if it proceeds.
- Where
- Telangana, India; Harish Rao spoke at a news conference.
- When
- Tuesday; the article does not give a date.
- Why
- The BRS says the proposed increase would shift ₹5,420 crore in costs onto consumers and reflects failures in power-sector management.
Key facts
- Demand
- Withdraw the decision to increase electricity charges.
- Threat
- The BRS warned of a public movement if the increase goes ahead.
- Proposed consumer burden
- ₹5,420 crore, according to Harish Rao.
- Earlier true-up charges
- ₹12,718.4 crore proposed for 2016–17 to 2021–22, according to Harish Rao.
- Speaker
- T. Harish Rao, senior BRS leader.
- Government criticized
- The Congress government in Telangana.
Quotes
T. Harish Rao
Senior BRS leader and former Telangana minister
“This is nothing but the complete failure of Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy. Why should consumers pay ₹5,420 crore for the government’s failures in managing the power sector?”
deccanchronicle.com
“KCR did not pass the burden on to consumers. But today, the Congress government is trying to impose a huge burden on people.”
deccanchronicle.com
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