Hyderabad, May 24 -- BRS Working President KT Rama Rao (KTR) strongly criticised the Congress government's decision to introduce prepaid electricity meters in the state and to install meters on agricultural pump sets.

He alleged that Chief Minister Revanth Reddy had taken this decision to eventually abolish free electricity in the state and hand over the power sector to private companies under the guise of prepaid meters.

KT Rama Rao said the Congress government was conspiring to remove free electricity for farmers by installing meters on agricultural motors. He also alleged that Congress plans to replace existing household electricity meters with prepaid meters in every home. He said the state cabinet had decided yesterday to replace a...