National Akali Dal Protest: National Akali Dal today protested against the power companies at Jantar Mantar, accusing them of rigging in bills, arbitrary rates and open looting of consumers through taxes. During this, the protesters raised slogans against the power companies and also carried placards and banners demanding to stop the arbitrariness of power companies and to exempt electricity bills from GST.
Under the leadership of party president Paramjit Singh Pamma, hundreds of workers including Daljit Singh Chaggar, Roop Singh Gusain, Rashmeet Kaur Bindra, Sunita Arora, Ruby Jindal, Bhupendra Kapoor, Sukhdev Singh, Preeti Gupta took part in this demonstration.
Consumers should have the option to choose discom
During this, National Akali Dal President Paramjit Singh Pamma demanded that the Central Government should make such arrangements that consumers get the opportunity to choose electricity companies on the lines of mobile companies. This will provide great relief to consumers and will benefit them.
Under the leadership of Paramjit Singh Pamma, a memorandum was given to the Central Government’s Power Minister demanding appropriate action. Pamma asked the government to announce such a scheme under which there should be an option to choose the electricity distribution company (DISCOM) like the telephone and mobile provider companies so that the arbitrariness of the electricity companies can be stopped.
Consumers will benefit from increased competition
Pamma said that earlier mobile companies had to pay Rs. 16 per minute for outgoing calls and Rs. 8 for incoming calls. But now due to more companies, the competition has increased so much that companies are trying to attract customers by bringing the cheapest schemes. Similarly, if other companies come into the electricity sector, customers will get cheap and good service.
Electricity companies are charging bills of thousands of rupees
Pamma said that the central government had assured that to control the electricity companies, such a system will be made on the lines of mobile companies so that the consumer can get the right to choose the electricity company as per his wish. With the implementation of such a system, consumers will get relief from bills worth thousands of rupees. He alleges that electricity companies are charging bills worth thousands of rupees from consumers by imposing various types of taxes and the government is turning a blind eye. Common people are suffering due to these increased bills. In view of this, the government should take concrete steps for the relief of common people.
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