BJP WILL STAGE DHARNA-DEMONSTRATION AT 25 PROMINENT PLACES OF DELHI TO PROTEST AGAINST STEEP POWER TARIFF HIKE

To protest against steep power tariff hike BJP will stage Dharna/Demonstration at 25 prominent places of Delhi and demand withdrawal of the increased tariff. Pradesh President Shri Vijender Gupta and Prof. Vijay Kumar Malhotra shall lead the workers at DERC office Malviya Nagar. Shri Gupta told that even after steep power tariff hike, the Government is adding insult to injury of the people. Chief Minister Shiela Dikshit has stated that now power tariff will be increased every third month. Her statement is inhuman and provoking to the agitated people of Delhi and the BJP strongly condemns it. He told that power companies are earning profit of crores. It can be confirmed by CAG audit but the Government is not ready for such audit of the companies because this will expose them.

National General Secretary Shri Vijay Goel and Leader of Opposition in Delhi Assembly Prof. Vijay Kumar Malhotra shall lead dharna/demonstration at BSES Office, Shankar Road (Karol Bagh Distt.), Shri Vijay Goel will lead publice agitation at Baratooti Chowk, Sadar Bazar.  Ms Vani Tripathi will lead demonstration at Rani Bagh and Shri Mangeram Garg and Subhash Arya shall lead the workers at NDPL Office, Pitampura.  Dr. Harsh Vardhan and former Mayor Kanwar Sain shall lead the demonstration near Shakti Kiran Building Shahdara Court.  Pradesh General Secretary Ramesh Bidhuri will lead the anti tariff hike agitation at BSES Office Pul Prahadladpur MB Road. General Secretary Pravesh Verma and B.B. Tyagi will lead the workers at D.C. Chowk Sec-9, Rohini.

Yogender Chandoliya and B.B. Tyagi shall lead the demonstration at Sri Ram Chowk Mandawali.. Pradesh Vice President Radhe Shyam Sharma and Rajesh Gehlot shall lead the demonstration at Hari Nagar Ghantaghar BSES Power Office. Vicer Presiden Shri Pawan Sharma and Leader of the House NDMC Dr. Mahender Nagpal will participate in the demonstration at NDPL Office Sector-3 Rohini. Shri Prithavi Raj Shahani will lead the demonstration at NDPL Office at Hudson Lane Timarpur.  Legislator Jagdish Mukhi will stage demonstration at BSES Office C-Block Vikaspuri. Pradesh Vice President Vijay Jolly, and Pradesh Vice President Vishakha Shailani and Anil Goel shall lead the protest at BSES Office Saket.

It may be mentioned that the DERC has imposed additional burden of about 75 percent on the people of Delhi although the power companies are earning heavy profit. On 26th June the Chairman of the DERC made announcement to this effect. After this there is great acrimony among the people and the BJP workers. This anti people steep hike in power tariff has made the life of the people difficult. People think that Delhi Government is planning to drive out the common man from Delhi by making steep hike in the rates of power and water.