Jammu: A large number of residents of Janipur today protested against forcibly forcing people to pay prepaid electricity bills. During this, they loudly raised slogans against the Power Development Corporation Jammu and disrupted the traffic at Janipur main stop.
Reports said People of Janipur gathered in large numbers at Janipur main stop and protested at the Chowk and raised slogans against the Power Development Corporation authorities. During this, the protesters were raising slogans ‘Get out of the houses, fight with the dishonest, hooliganism will not work, will not work’.
Addressing the protesters on the occasion, the respectable of the area said that the PDD department is forcing people to pay electricity bills through prepaid. He said that it has also been started from Janipur area which is an EWS colony. He alleged that the department was doing all this with the consent of carporters and BJP leaders.
They said that the Government of Jammu and Kashmir is forcing people to pay prepaid bills. He also demanded the removal of authorities forcing people to shift to pre-paid billing portal. They said that no party including BJP is opposing it but people decided to oppose it strongly and are continuously protesting against it on the streets against the authorities of Power Development Corporation.
They said that JPDCL’s linemen and other officials are promoting Kundi system by extorting money from the slum dwellers while the local people who are local people are being handed over huge electricity bills. They also said that no action is being taken against those who have outstanding bills of lakhs while common people are being disconnected after paying huge bills. They said that they won’t tolerate this at any cost and would intensify the movement against it in the days to come.
