How has Andhra Pradesh responded to the bandh call over power tariff hike? Political analyst & independent member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council K Nageshwar joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the issue.
Q. People put the politicians to power and have got to pay a high price for it? Is it maladministration or sheer rational pricing which makes the government compelled to hike the power tariff. Asked by: sundar1950in
A. The policy of putting profits of private companies before peoples interests led to this power tariff hike. The state government is not ready to even discuss the alternatives as any such alternative has to hit at the interests of private companies. Why should the common consumers pay for the government policy of handing over coal, and gas fields to private sector at a low price at times even throw away price....
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