Residents of a colony today protested outside a power station here, alleging that power officials demand bribe from them while allotting new connections or checking meters.
Dozens of people from Chaman Vihar Colony protested outside the power station for nearly four hours.
They alleged that power officials demand extra money from them for new connections. People also alleged that while checking meters, officials demand bribe, threatening to implicate them in false case of power theft. They also alleged that the transmission lines in the area are very old.
The protest was called off after nearly four hours when SDO Sushant Mishra reached the spot and assured people of solving their grievances.
