Doomdooma, Nov. 8 -- Protests against additional electricity charges and alleged irregularities in prepaid smart-meter billing were held in Upper Assam on Saturday.

The All Assam Students' Union (AASU) organised demonstrations in Doomdooma and Makum as part of its statewide agitation in Tinsukia district.

Responding to AASU's statewide call, the Doomdooma Regional Students' Union staged a protest outside the APDCL office and burnt an effigy of the state Power Minister. Protesters opposed the additional electricity charges, saying they would place an unfair burden on ordinary consumers.

"The government cannot impose additional financial burdens on people in the name of power tariff adjustments," a protester said.

The demonstrators also...