Jammu, Aug. 23 -- Share Tweet Share Srinagar, Aug 23 (KNS) : The Jammu Kashmir Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) has strongly criticized the recent power tariff hike in Jammu and Kashmir, terming it a severe blow to ordinary families and small businesses already reeling under inflation and economic distress. State Secretary of AIP and former President of the Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI), Sheikh Ashiq Ahmad, said that electricity is a basic necessity, not a luxury, and the hike, effective from September 1, would directly impact household budgets, children's education, and the survival of small shopkeepers, artisans, and traders . "The Government of the day must understand the ground reality. In a region where winters are harsh a...