Jammu, Feb. 22 -- JKPCC Kisan Department President J&K UT Bharat Priye under the banner of Border Farmers Welfare Association today led a strong protest demonstration at Village Nikowal, a last border village situated on the zero line in Pargwal Tehsil of Khour Sub-Division, Jammu district. More than 100 aggrieved farmers participated in the protest, raising slogans against the Power Development Department (PDD), the District Administration Jammu, and the Tehsildar Pargwal over the continuous suspension of electricity supply for the last 72 hours. The protesting farmers alleged that the PDD disconnected power on the grounds of non-payment of electricity bills.
Addressing the gathering, Bharat Priye strongly criticized the authorities for w...