Telangana Government Averse To Increase In Power Tariff
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Power tariff was increased last year and stayed unchanged in 2017 as well. It looks very bleak that the state government will permit any hike in the power tariffs for the second consecutive year. The power distribution companies will be submitting tariff plans to the TS State Regulatory Commission by the middle of December, suggests existing tariffs to be sustained for the years 2018-19. Initially, there was an indication that a raise is likely.
The officials met Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao to discuss the tariff plan. They brought to his notice that there will be a lot of demand for power from 2018 due to the 24-hour free power to agriculture program that was announced from January 1st, across the state of Telangana. Mission Bhagiratha will pump water for the rivers Krishna and Godavari and major lift to irrigation ventures like Kaleshwaram, Palamur – Ranga Reddy. Hence citing these issues, they argued it is very important to have a minor hike in Power tariff.
While the CM was averse to the idea of any hike owing to impending elections in 2019, and also he was against any hike to commercial and industrial sectors, leaving out domestic consumers, as he believes there is a stiff competition to attract industrial investments by only offering lower power tariff. CM also pointed that power costs around Rs 2 to Rs 3 per unit as against the earlier ones Rs 10 to Rs 15 per unit.
Amit Shah is not a Hindu! He is a ‘Jain’
Amit Shah is not a Hindu! He is a ‘Jain’
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The Gujarat elections are centered around ‘religion’. Rahul Gandhi who is campaigning heavily in Gujarat is often seen at many Hindu temples in the state. The BJP leaders accused that Rahul Gandhi is not a Hindu and he is using the religion to win in the Gujarat elections. The Somanth Temple incident further strengthened the claim that Rahul Gandhi is not a Hindu.
The Congress leaders too started making controversial comments on BJP leaders. Congress party leader Raj Babbar stated that ‘BJP’s National President Amit Shah is not a Hindu. He just claims himself to be a Hindu. He is born in a Jain family in Mumbai. He later came and settled in Gujarat.’
The comments and allegations by both the parties met with criticism and backlash. Many political analysts and social activists lashed at BJP and Congress for dragging ‘religion’ into the elections. Many expressed that, ‘There are serious issues like poverty and unemployment in the state (Gujarat) that needs to be addressed. It is really sickening to see the political leaders making communal statements ignoring the necessities of the people in the state.’
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