STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: The Chamber of Commerce and Industries (CCI) Jammu on Thursday gave a one-day Jammu Bandh call on August 26 against smart meter installation and continuation of Sarore Toll Post on Jammu-Pathankot National Highway.
“During a meeting with various market and trade associations, we have announced one day Jammu Bandh on Saturday (August 26),” the CCI president Arun Gupta here told reporters.
He said that during the meeting the issues regarding Installation of Smart Meters by PDD and subsequently switching over to the pre-paid system of billing and Toll Plaza at Sarore were discussed.
Gupta said that the members were apprised that these issues have already taken up with the concerned authorities.
“We voiced that installation of smart meters should be stopped immediately as the digital meters were functioning properly and smoothly,” he said, adding that regarding the toll plaza the issue is highlighted and till the damaged bridge of Taranah Nallah on National Highway is completely restored and the damaged roads are repaired and made fully operational, the toll tax collection be kept in abeyance.
“We had also requested the Lieutenant Governor to give appointment to discuss these issues,” he said, adding that the members expressed their anger over the installation of Smart Meters and functioning at Toll Plaza at Sarore and were of the opinion that ‘Jammu Bandh’ is the only solution to get the demands and various issues resolved.
The members with one voice extended full support to Jammu Bandh, he added.
Arun Gupta apprised the members that he had already taken up the issues regarding excess billing after installation of smart meters and has also voiced that installation of smart meters should be stopped immediately as the digital meters were functioning properly and smoothly.
The office bearers present in the meeting and press conference included Anil Gupta, Sr. Vice President, Rajeev Gupta, Jr. Vice President, Rajesh Gupta, Secretary and Rajesh Gupta, Treasurer.
Prominent among those present in the meeting include Deepak Gupta, President Trader Federation Warehouse, Yash Pal Gupta, President Retailers Federation, Anan Sharma, President Tanker Association, Murari Lal Balgotra, Chairman Dhaba Union, Neeraj Gupta, President Hardware, Paint & Sanitary Dealer Association, Krishan Lal Gupta, Chairman, Rajinder BAzar Trader Association, Prem Sharma, General Secretary Jammu Chemist Association, Sanjay Gupta, President Raghunath Bazar Association, Rajan Gupta, President JPDA, Ashish Gupta, General Secretary, Kanak Mandi Traders Association, Pawan Gupta, President All Jammu, Hotel and Lodges Association, Janak Raj Gupta, President, Brick Kiln Owner Association, Arjun Gupta, Puja Kapoor, Gian Sharma, Rajesh Dewan, Rajesh Raina, Ramesh Tak, Madhu Sharma, Sushant Gupta, Suraj Parkash, Rajeev Langer, Davinder Mahajan, Jatinder Pinky Jain, Vishal Gupta, Sanjay Jain, Anil Gupta, Manmohan Singh, Rajender Parsad, Anil Gupta, Narinder Gupta, Surinder Mahajan, Davinder Sharma, Kamal Gupta and Ashwani Gupta.
