
AIADMK stages protest against introduction of pre-paid meter reading in Puducherry
The Hindu
AIADMK stages protest against introduction of pre-paid meter reading in Puducherry
The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) on Wednesday held a demonstration near the Electricity Department to protest against the decision of Puducherry government to introduce pre-paid meters for domestic electricity consumers in the Union Territory.
As a mark of protest against the decision, party workers broke pre-paid meters at the venue of the agitation. Addressing workers, party secretary A. Anbalagan said the introduction of the new system for electricity billing would impact the poor and middle class.
He also flayed the ruling All India N R Congress led National Democratic Alliance government in Puducherry for its failure to provide job opportunities. The government is also silent on the corruption charges, he said.

The sudden demise of Deputy Chief Minister and NCP supreme Ajit Pawar has thrown Maharashtra's politics in a state of flux. The regional power equations in a turbulent political ecosystem are likely to change due to the death of a mass leader with a strong grip over administration, and acceptance across the entire party leadership. As the chequered path of succession will be discussed, throwing several names from the Pawar family and outside the Pawar family in the ring, speculations on whether his wife Sunetra Pawar will emerge as the dark horse, have also emerged. What will be the decision of the Pawar family, how will Mahayuti be shaped now, what path will the senior satraps of NCP who had accepted Ajit Pawar's leadership, take? His death has led to several unanswered questions, leaving a void in the State politics for a long time.












