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Published 19:09 IST, July 1st 2020

Soha Ali Khan & Neha Dhupia speak up on receiving high electricity bills

Soha Ali Khan & Neha Dhupia both took to their twitter & spoke about high electricity bills. Read to know more about the inflated electricity bills controversy.

Reported by: Kaushal Ladhad
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Amid the lockdown, a lot of celebrities from Bollywood have raised voices against the high power bills on their social media. At first, the Taapsee Pannu shared her bill which showed an 835% rise in her electricity bill. After this several other stars have expressed their displeasure towards the same on their Twitter after Taapsee. Celebs like Soha Ali Khan and Neha Dhupia have even questioned the authorities involved on whether they should just accept the inflated powers bills and pay them. Read here to know more about both Soha Ali Khan and Neha Dhupia's grievances.

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Soha Ali Khan and Neha Dhupia on paying the electricity bill

The issue of high amounts of electricity bills has not been resolved. Several users have been frustrated and are wondering if they are simply supposed to pay the huge and exorbitant amounts. Actor Soha Ali Khan expressed her concern and asked the electricity company that she has received a bill three times bigger than usual and can they explain why did it happen. Soha Ali Khan also talked on how whether she must pay a high rate. After this tweet, Neha Dhupia also expressed that she also has faced the same situation. She also asked the service providers to reply so that they as users are not left in dark. Take a look at the tweets here. 

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South Indian film actor Karthika Nair also took to her tweeter and expressed how she received a bill of almost ₹1 lakh. She took to her twitter and questioned the service provider whether they are conducting spam in Mumbai. She also added how she is hearing a lot of similar complaints from Mumbaikars. Take a look at her tweet here. 

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After receiving a lot of grievances from Maharashtra's energy minister Nitin Raut has asked the state-owned Mahadiscom to set up a helpdesk which will address the grievances consumers have. It was also reported that the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) and the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MAHADISCOM) had used the rules of “practise direction”.  It was also reported that the present bills have been made on with the actual meter readings and during summer months the bills are higher due to the high consumption of electricity. It was also reported that the prices are usually high if compared to other months. It was also reported that the balance amount payable is after adjusting the average bill amounts of all three months i.e March, April and May and this average has to lead to the higher bill in that was issued in June 2020. 

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Updated 19:09 IST, July 1st 2020

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