Thousands of BJP workers hit the streets to protest against power crisis

Bokaro: Thousands of BJP workers, accompanied by a few legislators from the party, took out an ‘aakrosh march’ in Bokaro to protest against the ongoing power crisis in the district and elsewhere in the state. The protesters, who started the march from Patel Market, marched for 4km, raising slogans against the state government.
Dhanbad MP P N Singh said, “The government has failed to provide basic amenities like electricity, water, infrastructural facilities like roads and proper healthcare facilities to the people.Due to the lack of electricity and water amid the scorching heat, the common people are suffering and public anger towards the government is increasing every day.”
Mandu MLA Jai Prakash Bhai Patel said, “While people are struggling for power and water in this heat, the government continues to be apathetic towards their needs. The CM is only busy in the development of his family and favourite MLAs instead of the development of the state.”
Areas like Chas, Chira Chas and Chandankyari, among others, get their power supply from Jharkhand Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited. The state-run discom on Tuesday had said the ongoing power shortages across Jharkhand will not improve unless thermal power plants across the country ramp up their production.
“The power production in the thermal power plants which supply power to Jharkhand have been reduced to 50% of their capacities due to the shortages of coal,” JBVNL’s managing director K K Verma told TOI on Tuesday.