Archive · 31 Aug 2026
Gonda Villagers Protest Power Cuts, Engineer Swears on Hanuman Chalisa
People in villages in Gonda were upset because their electricity kept going off.
They went to a local power station to question an engineer.
The villagers said some areas were getting less than two hours of regular electricity each day.
They asked the engineer to swear on the Hanuman Chalisa about how much electricity was being supplied.
Someone recorded the exchange on video.
The video later appeared on social media.
Police said the electricity department had filed a complaint.
They will study what happened before deciding whether to take action.
Villagers in Gonda protested prolonged electricity outages at the Katra Bazar power substation.
They allegedly made a junior engineer place his hand on the Hanuman Chalisa and state the daily power supply duration.
The incident reportedly occurred around 8:30 p.m. on Friday.
Villagers claimed several villages had received less than two hours of regular electricity daily for six months.
Police said they received a complaint from the electricity department and would examine the allegations.
- Who
- Villagers, a junior engineer, power officials, and police in Gonda.
- What
- Villagers protested power cuts and questioned a junior engineer while recording the exchange.
- When
- Around 8:30 p.m. on Friday; the video later surfaced on social media.
- Where
- The Katra Bazar power substation in Gonda, Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- Villagers were frustrated by prolonged and allegedly inadequate electricity supply.
Villagers' Claims
Officials' Response
Electricity supply
Villagers' Claims
Villagers said power was frequently stopped to their feeder and that some villages received less than two hours of regular supply daily.
Officials' Response
The electricity department complained to police about the incident; the article does not provide its response to the villagers' supply allegations.
Incident at the substation
Villagers' Claims
Villagers questioned the junior engineer and asked him to swear on the Hanuman Chalisa about the amount of electricity supplied.
Officials' Response
Police said they would examine the video and allegations before taking action.
- Location
- Katra Bazar power substation, Gonda, Uttar Pradesh
- Reported time
- Around 8:30 p.m. on Friday
- Villagers' claim
- Several villages received less than two hours of regular electricity per day
- Reported duration
- The villagers said the situation had continued for six months
- Religious text used
- The Hanuman Chalisa
- Police response
- Police received a complaint from the electricity department and said they would examine the allegations