Published 17:36 IST, June 24th 2020
Jwala Gutta's shocking electricity bill triggers debate; Richa Chadha says, 'Loot hai'
Arjuna awardee Jwala Gutta on Wednesday took to her Twitter handle to raise a complaint about her shocking electricity bill that came to Rs. 16,000. Read —
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Arjuna awardee Jwala Gutta on Wednesday took to her Twitter handle to raise a complaint about her shocking electricity bill that came to Rs. 16,000. Gutta's is t only complaint, re are many consumers who have been reporting a steep hike in power bills across country and are shocked to receive bills with four or five times usual amount y were charged before lockdown.
Bollywood actor Richa Chadha wrote, "Loot hai" after a user wrote, "On an aver, my electricity bill is never more than 3500/- this month y have sent me a bill for 13580/- did I forget to switch something off?" [sic] Ar user wrote, "Ditto @Adani_Elec_Mum claims that y have amended that bill that came earlier &w have added that amount to this bill . But amount is so ridiculous that it does t make sense. Just a form of extortion. I think we all should escalate this to @jagograhakjago" [sic]
TV actor Kavita Kaushik also raised a complaint and wrote, "What's with over inflated electricity bill @TataPower ur customer care is always on hold, bill hard copies, inflation is over 500% on our aver bill, ne of your staff been coming to take meter readings in building so howve u generated bill? Pandemic advant?" [sic]
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17:36 IST, June 24th 2020