Cong vows to end 'loot' through electricity bills in UP

'Loot' through electricity bills will be ended when Congress forms govt in UP: Priyanka Gandhi

A media report claimed that the electricity department has given an electricity bill notice of over 19 crore to a labourer

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. Credit: PTI File Photo

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday alleged that people of Uttar Pradesh are reeling under the "loot" of electricity bills in the BJP-ruled state and said this will be ended when her party comes to power.

The Congress general secretary also tagged a media report, which claimed that the electricity department has given an electricity bill notice of over 19 crore to a labourer.

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"The common people of the state are reeling due to the electricity bills and smart meters loot under the BJP rule," she said in a tweet in Hindi.

"The electricity department gave an electricity bill notice of Rs 19 crore 19 lakh to a family working hard to earn a living," she added.

This "loot" of electricity bills will be ended when Congress forms the government in the state, Gandhi said. 

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