Archive · 26 Dec 2025
Congress MLA cuts power to officials' houses
A Congress MLA named Virendra Jati was upset because there were many power cuts in his area.
He tried to talk to the electricity department for 10 days, but they didn't listen.
So, he climbed electricity poles with his supporters and cut the power to the houses of three officials.
The officials whose power was cut are the Superintending Engineer, the Chief Engineer, and the Executive Engineer.
The electricity department is upset because the MLA cut the power without following the proper safety steps, which could have caused an accident.
The MLA says the officials felt the pain of just one hour without power, while the public suffers for hours every day.
Congress MLA Virendra Jati cut power to three electricity department officials' houses in protest of unannounced power cuts.
The MLA climbed electricity poles with supporters and cut the power connections to the officials' residences.
The electricity department filed a complaint against the MLA for cutting power lines without a proper shutdown.
Jati alleged that there have been unannounced power cuts for 5 to 8 hours a day in his area, causing distress and business loss.
The MLA claimed he had been raising the issue with the department for 10 days but was ignored.
- Who
- Congress MLA Virendra Jati and three electricity department officials
- What
- MLA cut power to officials' houses in protest of unannounced power cuts
- When
- After 10 days of raising the issue
- Where
- Haridwar district, Uttarakhand
- Why
- To protest unannounced power cuts causing distress and business loss
- MLA Name
- Virendra Jati
- Location
- Haridwar district, Uttarakhand
- Number of Officials Affected
- 3
- Complaint Filed By
- Electricity department
- Alleged Duration of Power Cuts
- 5 to 8 hours daily
- MLA's Action Duration
- 10 days of raising the issue