Srinagar Mar 09 (KNS): The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Saturday expressed concern over the exorbitant hike in power tariff across J&K, saying the measure is overburdening the people in both provinces of Jammu and Kashmir.
Echoing the sentiments of people, Partys Chief Spokesperson Tanvir Sadiq said, "Govt is blind to the financial distress the people of Jammu and Kashmir are facing. Such an arbitrary increase in power tariff is totally unbearable, particularly at a time when people across J&K are trying to grasp the nettle of financial distress induced by successive lockdowns and clamp downs. Government should take into consideration the financial condition of our people before going for such a major hike. Such an arbitrary hike which is blind to the primary stakeholders, the consumers is totally acceptable.”
Lambasting the administration for pushing the people to wall, he said the undue decision of power hike will put a huge burden on the people in both provinces.
“At a time when our artisans, daily wagers and marginal traders in Srinagar, and elsewhere in JK are trying to make good the losses incurred by them since 2019, the administration should have ideally put such a measure on hold. Let alone coming to the aid of people, the administration is up for extorting money. This is reprehensible. Such a decision should have ideally been avoided,” he said.(KNS)