Residents of Ward 28 take out protest rally against installation of smart meters

STATE TIMES NEW

JAMMU: Residents of Ward No 28 under the leadership of Happy John, social activist and President Sudhar Sabha Committee of the Ward on Sunday held a protest here against the decision of the Jammu and Kashmir administration to install prepaid smart meters and other issues. They also extended full support to Yuva Rajput Sabha leaders, who are protesting for the cause of civil society for the last one week. The protesters took out rally at Bakshi Nagar alleging that smart meter users in Jammu were receiving exorbitant bills amounting to thousands of rupees. During the protest, anti-BJP and anti-administration slogans were raised, and a demand was made to stop the ongoing meter installation exercise. “We are demanding the process to install pre-paid smart meters as people, on whose houses smart meters have been implemented, are getting bills in thousands of rupees,” said Happy John, who led the protest.