A Day-long protest at the Jantar Mantar

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Invitation to “URJA Ravivar”

A Day-long protest at the Jantar Mantar

to protest the illegality of the power tariff fixation process: 25^th Sept 2011

Dear Friends

You may be aware of the recent order of the DERC providing for a 22% hike in power tariffs for this fiscal. This hike was given effect under seriously compromised conditions, and in the shadow of an earlier order of the DERC which suggested 20% reduction in tariff, which was then truncated by the intervention of the Delhi Government, in an attempt which was found to be grossly illegal in Court.

Naturally, there is more to it than meets the eye, as we have all been suspecting for long.

We placed before the court our doubts of the veracity of the accounts on the basis of which the DERC bases its tariff order. When the Court asked if the DERC has any third party audit mechanism to confirm the accounts of the DISCOMS, the Commission answered in the negative.

The court has since taken cognizance of our plea and issued notices to the Government, the DERC and DISCOMS on our petition for a CAG audit of their accounts.

Now, the Government has started murmuring that an audit might not be out of place.

In which case, we have said, it stands to reason that the hike should be deferred or held in abeyance until the audit is complete.

And that is where the Government is dragging its feet. And that is what we don’t accept.

To make our objections known, and to register our continued opposition to this hike, Delhi’s apex RWA body, the

United RWAs Joint Action [URJA]

has organised a day-long protest at the

Jantar Mantar in New Delhi

on Sunday

the 25^th September

We have also invited elected representatives of all political parties to join us to express their solidarity on the issue.

We would like to have you join us with your support groups to lend support to this campaign.

Please walk in anytime staring 10 a.m. on Sunday.

Do bring supporters, friends and family and anyone else who pays an electricity bill.