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PDP’s Para demands immediate rollback of 6.8% power tariff hike
Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) legislator Waheed-ur-Rehman Para on Monday demanded the immediate rollback of the revised electricity tariff in Jammu and Kashmir, calling the 6.8 percent hike 'anti-people' and 'anti-poor'. In a…
Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) legislator Waheed-ur-Rehman Para on Monday demanded the immediate rollback of the revised electricity tariff in Jammu and Kashmir, calling the 6.8 percent hike 'anti-people' and 'anti-poor'. In a post on X, Para said the government has failed to economically empower people and instead punishes them with higher taxes.
He argued that with jobs vanishing, businesses near collapse and economic distress at its peak, Kashmir cannot bear additional taxes. He advised the government to step out of its 'lavish corridors' and face the ground reality before burdening people further.
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Para's demand comes as the Jammu and Kashmir Power Development Department revised tariffs under the JERC's 2024-25 retail supply order. The 6.8 percent hike affects domestic and commercial consumers already reeling from months of high inflation and a stagnant local economy. The PDP, out of power since 2018, uses the tariff to question the administration's economic record ahead of the next assembly election, likely within a year. The power regulator hears consumer objections before the new rates take full effect.
Source: greaterkashmir.com
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