<p>Thousands of BJP workers on Friday staged demonstrations at 25 prominent places across the national capital to express anger against increased power tariff.<br /><br /></p>.<p>While no violence was reported, the agitated workers burnt effigies of chief minister Sheila Dikshit and raised anti-government slogans. They even locked the power office at Dilshad Garden.<br /><br />BJP Delhi pradesh president Vijender Gupta and leader of opposition in Delhi Legislative Assembly Vijay Kumar Malhotra led a dharna at the office of Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC). <br /><br />A delegation under the leadership of Gupta asked chairman of DERC P D Sudhakar about the justification of increasing power tariff. It was also asked that when audit of the power companies has not been completed for 2011-12 then on what ground the power tariff was hiked. <br /><br />“Sudhakar could not give a satisfactory reply,” said Gupta. The BJP also condemns CM’s recent statement that the hike will not be rolled back, he added. This is a despotic step, Gupta said. <br /><br />Malhotra said by increasing power tariff for the fourth time in last 10 months, government and DERC have turned the privatisation of power into commercialisation of power.<br /><br />“The city government is exploiting the people and benefiting Tata and Reliance companies. People of Delhi are not going to forgive government,” Malhotra said.<br /><br />The agitation against power tariff hike will continue, he added. Malhotra also demanded the revision of power tariff. <br /><br />The Bharatiya Janata Party will soon call a meeting of all resident welfare associations of Delhi and form a strategy against the electricity commission as well as the government, he said.<br /><br />Effigies were burnt in many areas across the city. Women and local citizens participated in large numbers in these demonstrations and raised slogans demanding withdrawal of power tariff hike.<br /><br />Traffic was blocked at DC Chowk, Sec-9, Rohini and GT Karnal road by the protesters.<br /></p>
<p>Thousands of BJP workers on Friday staged demonstrations at 25 prominent places across the national capital to express anger against increased power tariff.<br /><br /></p>.<p>While no violence was reported, the agitated workers burnt effigies of chief minister Sheila Dikshit and raised anti-government slogans. They even locked the power office at Dilshad Garden.<br /><br />BJP Delhi pradesh president Vijender Gupta and leader of opposition in Delhi Legislative Assembly Vijay Kumar Malhotra led a dharna at the office of Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC). <br /><br />A delegation under the leadership of Gupta asked chairman of DERC P D Sudhakar about the justification of increasing power tariff. It was also asked that when audit of the power companies has not been completed for 2011-12 then on what ground the power tariff was hiked. <br /><br />“Sudhakar could not give a satisfactory reply,” said Gupta. The BJP also condemns CM’s recent statement that the hike will not be rolled back, he added. This is a despotic step, Gupta said. <br /><br />Malhotra said by increasing power tariff for the fourth time in last 10 months, government and DERC have turned the privatisation of power into commercialisation of power.<br /><br />“The city government is exploiting the people and benefiting Tata and Reliance companies. People of Delhi are not going to forgive government,” Malhotra said.<br /><br />The agitation against power tariff hike will continue, he added. Malhotra also demanded the revision of power tariff. <br /><br />The Bharatiya Janata Party will soon call a meeting of all resident welfare associations of Delhi and form a strategy against the electricity commission as well as the government, he said.<br /><br />Effigies were burnt in many areas across the city. Women and local citizens participated in large numbers in these demonstrations and raised slogans demanding withdrawal of power tariff hike.<br /><br />Traffic was blocked at DC Chowk, Sec-9, Rohini and GT Karnal road by the protesters.<br /></p>
