The Telangana Rashtra Samithi, on Saturday, demanded that the state government supply 7 hours of power to farmers in the Telangana region. A delegation of TRS leaders also submitted a memorandum to AP Genco chairman K Vijayanand, at Mint Compound, in this regard.
Talking to media persons, TRS floor leader Etela Rajender said that the delegation appealed to the CMD not to resort to frequent power cuts in rural areas.
He accused the power utility of discriminating against the Telangana region in the supply of power. He asserted that farmers, students and other small and medium industries have been suffering from many problems due to the frequent cuts.
Etela Rajender said that the managing director had assured the delegation that the department would take all steps to supply 7 hours of power to farmers.
Etela warned that the power utility would face serious consequences if the CMD fails to honour his promise. He also said that power utilities must bear the burden of crop losses if they fail to supply quality power to farmers.
The TRS leader demanded that the details of power purchase from Vemagiri and Lanco Project be made public under the Right to Information Act.
TRS deputy floor leader T Harish Rao demanded that the government withdraw the fuel surcharge imposed on consumers of power as it would burden them. He said that the TRS would intensify its agitation if the government fails to revoke the surcharge. He also asked the government to complete the gas-based power projects in Nedunuru, Shankarpalli, Bhupalpalli and Ramagundum on a war-footing, to tide over the power crisis in the region.
Earlier, the TRS delegation staged a dharna in front of the AP Genco Office, and raised slogans against the managing director.
MLAs Gampa Goverdhan, Somavarapu Satyanarayana, Ravindra Reddy and others took part in the dharna. (INN)