Traders protest against wrong electricity bills in Meerut

  • | Wednesday | 9th September, 2020

PVVNL officials assured to resolve the problem soon. District President Vijay Oberoi, Divisional Vice President Yuva Bhavesh Sharma, Niranjan Singh, Haji Shariq, Vijay Rathi, Tushar Chaudhary, Haji Sartaj Ghazi, Tahir Ansari were also present there.

Under the leadership of state president of Western Uttar Pradesh United Trade Board, Pandit Ashu Sharma, traders staged a demonstration on Tuesday at the Urja Bhavan against high electricity bill charges.

During the demonstration, an altercation also broke out between the protestors and government officers,and security guards.

Sharma said that the power department has again sent the electricity bill to those who were regularly paying their due even during the Corona period.

Sharma said that the power department has sent the electricity bills to those people who have deposited electricity bills continuously during the Corona period. A large number of electrical connections have also been cut.

He Said that the merchants and the common people whose electricity connections have been cut, should be connected immediately. Bills should also be corrected.

If their demands are not fulfilled, the joint trading board will block the energy building, he added.  

PVVNL officials assured to resolve the problem soon. District President Vijay Oberoi, Divisional Vice President Yuva Bhavesh Sharma, Niranjan Singh, Haji Shariq, Vijay Rathi, Tushar Chaudhary, Haji Sartaj Ghazi, Tahir Ansari were also present there.


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