Shivpuri (MP), Dec 7 (PTI) The Congress has questionedMadhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's adviseto farmers to not pay electricity bills if the latter felt theamount was inflated.
While addressing a farmers' convention yesterday nightat Badarwas town under Kolaras assembly segment, Chouhan toldfarmers that they should not pay the electricity bills if theyfelt that the amount was inflated.
He announced that camps would be organised to removethe discrepancies in electricity bills. Pay only afterdiscrepancies are settled, he added.
The opposition Congress, however, raised objectionsover this announcement as it came in the Kolaras assemblysegment which is slated for bypolls.
On October 18, sitting Congress MLA from Kolaras, RamSingh Yadav had passed away after suffering a heart attack.
In a tweet, Congress state president Arun Yadav askedthe chief minister to extend this facility to all consumersfacing problems due to inflated bills.
"Chief Minister, the election is to be held in entireMadhya Pradesh after eleven months. Also extend this facilityto the common consumers immediately. You are chief minister ofentire state. Don't extend this facility only in the areasgoing to bypoll," Yadav stated. PTI COR ADU MASBNM.
This is unedited, unformatted feed from the Press Trust of India wire.