Guwahati: Activists of the All Assam Students’ Union carried out a protest in Dibrugarh on Wednesday against the Assam Power Distribution Company Limited (APDCL)’s decision to hike power tariff. The APDCL had recently decided to levy a Fuel and Power Purchase Price Adjustment (FPPPA) charge of 50 paisa per unit on all categories of consumers on electricity bills for the months of January, February and March, 2023.
The Aasu members carrying placards and banners took out a protest rally upto the deputy commissioner’s office.
They continued their protest at the site raising slogans against Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and state power minister Nandita Gorlosa. The protesters later submitted a memorandum to deputy commissioner Biswajit Pegu addressed to the chief minister seeking rollback of the decision.
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