YSRCP protests against power tariff hike in Tirupati

Leaders of the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) took out demonstrations across Tirupati district on Friday (December 27) against the hike in power tariff.

Led by party Tirupati district president and former MLA Bhumana Karunakar Reddy, YSRCP leaders took out a protest rally from his Padmavathipuram residence to A.P. Southern Power Distribution Company Limited (APSPDCL) headquarters. Police, however, put up barricades and prevented them from staging a demonstration in front of the office.

Accompanied by Member of Parliament (Tirupati) M. Gurumurthy, MLC Cipai Subramanyam, Mayor R. Sireesha Yadav and former deputy mayor B. Abhinay Reddy, Mr. Karunakar Reddy entered the office premises and submitted a representation to the officials, appealing for a reduction in the tariff hike.