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Former MLA warns officials and leaders over power cuts in Rajgarh
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News18•13-10-2026, 22:12
Former MLA warns officials and leaders over power cuts in Rajgarh
- •Farmers in Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh staged a road blockade on NH-52 due to severe power cuts lasting for ten days.
- •Former MLA Bapu Singh Tanwar and Hemraj Kalponi led the sit-in protest to express public anger against the electricity department.
- •During the protest, Tanwar furiously reprimanded an official over the phone when told that the situation was out of their hands.
- •Tanwar warned the official and leaders that the public will not spare anyone and everyone will face severe backlash if power issues persist.
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Farmers staged a road blockade (chakkajam) on NH-52 in Dhabla, Rajgarh, to express their extreme anger and frustration over persistent power cuts that had been plaguing the district for 10 days.
Former MLA Bapu Singh Tanwar lost his temper when an electricity official claimed nothing was in his hands, warning him that both officials and leaders would face beatings from the public because accountability lies with them.
While former MLA Bapu Singh Tanwar urged citizens to surround government leaders for relief, Skill Development Minister Gautam Tetwal assured consumers he would discuss the issue with the electricity department's CMD and appealed for timely bill payments.
