Hyderabad, May 31 -- Telangana Rakshana Sena (TRS) President K Kavitha on Sunday alleged that there was a conspiracy to establish a separate "Rythu DISCOM" for farmers while paving the way for privatisation of power distribution companies in TelanganaAddressing a press conference at Banjara Hills, Kavitha demanded that Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy formally assure farmers that 24-hour free power supply would continue and that meters would not be installed on agricultural motors. She alleged that the government had kept the issue secret for six months.
She urged the Electricity Regulatory Commission (ERC) not to grant permission for the proposed DISCOM and demanded public hearings across Telangana. Kavitha said Telangana Jagruthi had alrea...