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Want reduced bill? Remove BJP, elect Congress: MP electricity dept’s bizarre response to man’s complaint

Harish Jadhav, a resident of Agar Malwa district in Madhya Pradesh, had raised a complaint with the department after he received an electricity bill of more than Rs 30,000. But, the response of the electricity department left him startled.

HIGHLIGHTS

    A resident Agar Malwa district had raised a complained regarding inflated electricity bill
    He filed a complaint on the Madhya Pradesh Electricity Department website
    His complaint was marked ’closed’ the next day with a bizarre remark

Agar Bijli me chhoot paana hai toh BJP ko hatana hai, Congress ko laana hai (If you want a cheaper electricity bill, then remove BJP from power, bring Congress to get Rs 100 bill), is the Madhya Pradesh Electricity Department’s closing remark to a complaint about an inflated bill by a consumer.

Harish Jadhav, a resident of Agar Malwa district in Madhya Pradesh, had raised a complaint with the department after he received an electricity bill of more than Rs 30,000.

He filed a complaint on the Madhya Pradesh Electricity Department website and was given an application ID in return.

The next day, when Harish Jadhav logged in to the electricity department website to check the status of his application, he was shocked to see the complaint marked "closed".

That’s not all.

What left him even more startled was the ’closing remark’ on his complaint ticket.

"Agar bill mein chhoot paana hai to BJP ko hataana hai. Congress ko laana hai. 100 rupay me 100 ka aana hai (If you want a cheaper bill, then remove BJP from power, bring Congress to get Rs 100 bill)," the closing remark read.On seeing the closing remark, Jadhav again complained to the electricity department, and, this time, also to the collector office.

After an investigation into the matter, an assistant engineer working in the Agar Malwa City centre of the Madhya Pradesh Western Region Power Distribution Ltd was suspended, while, a departmental inquiry has also been opened in the case.

This bizarre incident comes in wake of the Agar Malwa Assembly seat by-election that is due to be held. In January this year, the seat got vacant after the death of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Agar-Malwa Manohar Camelwal.