Chandigarh, May 2 -- Former Haryana finance minister Sampat Singh on Friday criticised the BJP government in Haryana for imposing a fuel surcharge of 47 paise per unit on power consumers.

Addressing a press conference, the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) patron said the power distribution companies have now petitioned the Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC) with a proposal to levy additional charges. "This is unjustifiable in every respect. I have filed a petition with the HERC opposing the move of the power distribution companies' to levy additional charges by seeking an exemption under regulation 68 regarding Fuel Surcharge Adjustment (FSA) for 2025-26 financial year,'' the INLD leader said.

The power distribution companie...