<p>The BJP staged a protest in the City on Tuesday, opposing the power tariff hike and load-shedding.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The party warned the State government that it would intensify the protest, if the hike was not rolled back.<br /><br />The BJP workers, led by Malleswaram MLA C N Ashwathnarayan, staged a protest shouting slogans in front of the KPTCL premises on KG Road. They said that the Congress government had not ensured adequate power supply. <br /><br />“The tariff for 100 units has gone up from Rs 370 to Rs 400,” the MLA said. <br /><br />They said the State government was burdening the common man by increasing the prices of all basic necessities, soon after the voting for the Lok Sabha elections.<br /><br />“The BMTC and KSRTC bus fares were hiked. After that it was a steep hike in the toll on National Highway-7. If this was not enough, now it is electricity. Soon they will increase the water tariff,” said Jayanagar MLA B N Vijay Kumar, who was among the protesters.<br /><br />He said that farmers were left in the lurch as they did not get proper prices for their produce. <br /><br />“The promises that they made before coming to power remain unfulfilled,” he said.<br /></p>
<p>The BJP staged a protest in the City on Tuesday, opposing the power tariff hike and load-shedding.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The party warned the State government that it would intensify the protest, if the hike was not rolled back.<br /><br />The BJP workers, led by Malleswaram MLA C N Ashwathnarayan, staged a protest shouting slogans in front of the KPTCL premises on KG Road. They said that the Congress government had not ensured adequate power supply. <br /><br />“The tariff for 100 units has gone up from Rs 370 to Rs 400,” the MLA said. <br /><br />They said the State government was burdening the common man by increasing the prices of all basic necessities, soon after the voting for the Lok Sabha elections.<br /><br />“The BMTC and KSRTC bus fares were hiked. After that it was a steep hike in the toll on National Highway-7. If this was not enough, now it is electricity. Soon they will increase the water tariff,” said Jayanagar MLA B N Vijay Kumar, who was among the protesters.<br /><br />He said that farmers were left in the lurch as they did not get proper prices for their produce. <br /><br />“The promises that they made before coming to power remain unfulfilled,” he said.<br /></p>
