Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 31: Jammu West unit of People Democratic Party (PDP) today held a protest demonstration against Power development department for being unable to maintain adhere to the curtailment schedule.
The protest was held outside the office of AEE (PDD) under the leadership of Jammu West President Puneet Jamwal. Ward president of various wards who participated in the protest included Gurdev Singh, Rajat Gupta, Rajkumar, Rahul Sharma and Anil Ganjoo. PDP workers protested against the haphazard billing procedures and both unscheduled and scheduled night curtailments. Hundreds of PDP activists from different wards of Jammu west participated in the demonstration. Puneet Jamwal said that "Power is being curtailed for several hours that too without any schedule or notice. This has made the life of people miserable. Students are the worst sufferers as they cannot concentrate on studies due to power curtailments which affect their education. Water Supply is being also affected besides huge loss to business and industry of Jammu."
Protestors staged Dharna in the middle of the road and demanded the Chief Minister and the Power Minister to immediately stop both unscheduled and scheduled night curtailment; they also warned that there will be series of protests in all subdivisions office of Jammu west if this injustice is meted to the masses. Important leaders present on the occasion included Brij Mehra, Abisheek Sharma, Ramesh Tak, Rasal Singh, Sewa Ram, and others. |
