RWAs, women and children would demonstrate in a peaceful manner against the government diktat, BJP Delhi president Vijender Gupta said.
The BJP today announced an agitation in Delhi from next week against the government's alleged interference in the functioning of the DERC which has suggested power tariff cut despite discoms' resistance.
"We are fighting for reducing the power tariff in the interest of the Delhiites. DERC is an autonomous body but the state government is trying to curb its powers to fix the tariff rate," BJP Delhi president Vijender Gupta told reporters here.
He said that during the next 15 days beginning from June 22, his party would stage demonstrations and dharnas against the state government, power companies as well as DERC "which is keeping quiet".
RWAs, women and children would demonstrate in a peaceful manner against the government diktat, said the BJP leader.
"The solicitor general of India has opined that any interference by Delhi Government in the working of DERC is illegal. Still the government is doing do so in violation of norms," he alleged.
Also, the failure of DERC to announce power tariff shows that it is under the influence of private power companies as well the state government, he claimed.
Meanwhile, Gupta termed as "vague" the legal notice sent by chief minister Sheila Dikshit to him over the issue of advertisement hoarding.
"The legal notice sent to Gupta is vague and false as the hoardings were put up after following all norms," the BJP city president's lawyer said in reply to the notice.
On June 13, Dikshit had served a legal notice on Gupta for alleging that she had ordered removal of hoardings put up by the party across the national capital to "educate" people about "exploitation being committed by the power distribution companies".
In the legal notice, Dikshit had asked Gupta to tender an unconditional apology within three days or else he would face legal action for defamation.
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