Free power to farmers under threat with new discom: BRS

Hyderabad: The BRS had demanded the Congress govt to withdraw its proposal to set up a separate Rythu power distribution company limited (TGRPDCL) for farmers.

Free power to farmers under threat with new discom: BRS. Hyderabad: The BRS had demanded the Congress govt to withdraw its proposal to set up a separate Rythu power distribution company limited (TGRPDCL) for farmers. The party alleged that the proposal is a deliberate attempt to eventually dismantle the 24x7 free power supply currently being provided to farmers in Telangana, a scheme unmatched anywhere else in the country. Representing the party before the Telangana Electricity Regulatory Commission (TGERC) during the public hearing on the proposal on Friday, former ministers G Jagadish Reddy and Singireddy Niranjan Reddy strongly opposed the move and submitted detailed objections. The BRS leaders argued that the proposed “Rythu Power Distribution Company” is not intended to serve farmers’ interests. Instead, they alleged that it is part...