CUTTACK: Members of the Cuttack district unit of Socialist Unit Center of India (Communist) have protested hike in power tarrif. Condemning the hike, SUCI (Communist) Cuttack district secretary Biswabasu Das said the consumers to pay Rs 305 per month for 100 units, Rs 695 for 200 units and Rs 1185 for 300 units as electricity tax, which is an extra burden on the common people, they added.
Das said the problems are increasing after privatisation of the electricity. To compensate their loss the companies are imposing heavy tax on the consumers, whereas the companies are not taking steps to solve the problems like power cut, low-voltage, poor connection, shortage of employees and corruption in electricity production and distribution sectors, he added.
The members of SUCI informed in a press release that they will stage demonstration in front of the SESU office at Cuttack on March 31 and also they will organise mass movements to press the Government to exempt the tariff.
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