HUBBALLI: Members of Nagarika Horata Samiti have urged to roll back the increase in power tariff in the state.
In a memorandum submitted to the chief minister through the Hubballi tahsildar, the members have said that the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has allowed to hike the price by an average of 40 paise per unit. “This move is inhumane as people are passing through a critical phase, after the economy was hit by the covid pandemic, and many have lost their jobs. Instead of focusing on revival plans, the government is trying to push commoners into more crisis by hiking power tariff,” they added.
They also alleged that the government was supposed to hike the power tariff from April 1, but withheld it in the wake of the bypoll at Sira and RR Nagar and MLC elections. “At the other end, the Union government is increasing fuel prices. Both governments should focus on compensating losses incurred during the lockdown, by providing free ration and jobs under MNREGA,” they suggested.