Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 31: Senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and DDC Member, Suchetgarh, Taranjit Singh Tony on Tuesday expressed great disappointment against the Power Development Department (PDD) over its tyrannical decision to snap the power supply in seven villages of border town RS Pura.
Leading the procession of irate villagers, Tony challenged the concerned officials of PDD to take similar action in areas falling in Jammu city.
Addressing a massive gathering outside the SDM office in R S Pura, the DDC member said that snapping the power supply of the seven villages are in no way justified because the officials have no right to curtail the power of those consumers who have paid their electricity bills on time as this is sheer misuse of power and should be considered as disrupting essential supplies unnecessarily.
Tony demanded that the employees and the officers who have issued such unfair and illegal directions should be booked under relevant sections of law. “The PDD functionaries have the right to cut the power connections of the people who are defaulters but under no rule they have the authority to snap the power lines of the people who have cleared their bills and have no outstanding amount in their accounts”, he said and demanded stern action against the dictatorial staff of the Power Department.
He said, “It is unfortunate that the people who off and on face wrath of country’s adversary in the form of mortar shelling and unprovoked firing by the Pakistani Rangers have been subjected to such step-motherly treatment by cutting their power lines despite full payment of bills and other dues”. He also sought that the Department should give some time to such people who have not paid their power bills.
Later, the senior AAP functionary met SDM and put forth the genuine issue of the villagers besides having telephonic conversation with DC Jammu, Avny Lavasa to find immediate solution to the problem created by imprudent decision taken by the PDD officials.
Consequently, the SDM spoke to XEn PDD and assured Tony that the power would be restored soon and such things will not be repeated in future.
Sham Lal Bhagat, Sarpanch and district president Jammu Central AAP, Rajesh Khanna, Rashpal Singh Gill, Sarvan Choudhary, Sarpanch Shashi Bhagat, Sarpanch Sarfo Deviand youth leader Mandeep Choudhary were also present in the protest.
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