BKU protest against power cuts from Aug 17
Sarbjit Dhaliwal
Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, August 15
Farmers are upset at power cuts and increase in power load charges. Bharti Kisan Union (BKU) president Balbir Singh Rajewal said power was supplied for three to four hours a day to the farm sector. He said additional power load charges had been raised from Rs 1,200 to Rs 3,800 per BHP.

He termed it exploitation of farmers, “We will stage dharna in the front of the PSEB from August 17 if the power load charges were not withdrawn by then,” said Rajewal.

He alleged PSEB officials were harassing farmers while quantifying load of motors. “Farmers and companies from which motors have been bought claim power motors of a specific BHP, the PSEB authorities reject the claims of farmers, saying the motor is of more power,” said Rajewal.

Rajewal said a petition with the Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission was filed, challenging the enhanced charges but the commission had taken no decision in this regard as yet.