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JAMMU: Former minister and Vice-President, J&K BJP, Sham Sharma asked the administration to revisit its decision of installation of smart meters putting the decision on a temporary hold.
He said that the administration should take the senior departmental officials, elected representatives, heads of various social and political organizations on board to find an amicable way to meet the aspirations of the electricity consumers. Sharma said that the voice of the public should be heard and the matter raised need to be redressed without any wastage of time.
Majority of the electricity consumers have been paying the power tariff on regular basis and no one is denying to pay for the services of the PDD but there is an urgent need not to panic the consumers.
Sham Sharma accompanied by BJP Secretary Vikas Choudhary and Incharge Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan Dil Bahadur Jamwal, listened to the grievances of a large number of people from different areas of Jammu province.
Visiting people, individually and in deputations, from Ramsoo, Janipur, Channi Rama, Raipur Domana, Gandhi Nagar, Talab Tillo, Patoli, Janipur, Samba, Top Sherkhania, Trikuta Nagar, Kupwara highlighted their problems.
Sham Sharma said that BJP is committed to reach up to the last man living in the most neglected sections of the society. He said that BJP is going ahead with a schedule of public Darbar, so that a platform could be provided to the masses where they can directly approach senior leaders of party regarding the public or personal concerns.