Contractor’s under Soubhagya Yojona stage protest

Our Bureau

AGARTALA, January 13 2021: Contractors met on deputation at Sepahijala District TSECL office at Bisramganj Wednesday.

At least 40 contractors of TSECL met AGM Harekrishna Das of Sepahijala and submitted a memorandum of demands. They also staged a protest in office of the AGM on plea that they could not get work order and bill after giving electricity connection under Soubhagya Yojona.

The contractors said that they will not release the siege of AGM until they get a good response. Connection was given for free under Soubhagya Yojona on 2018-19. In August 2016, the Soubhagya Yojona electricity connection was given for free.

At that time, the senior officials came under pressure from them and put pressure on the contractor to provide the electricity connection within 15 days.

AGM Harekrishna Das told the media that he would talk to the higher officials about the matter in case of their work order and receipt of arrears.

According to the contractors, there was pressure on the officials of the department to provide free electricity connection to Saubhagya Yojana for free within 15 days in August 2018. Many contractors have worked for free connections by borrowing money for Soubhagya Yojona.