Groom's Wedding March Turns into Protest Against Smart Meters
A groom in Uttar Pradesh protested against arbitrary smart meter billing during his wedding procession. Kuldeep Kumar led the unusual demonstration in Banda, highlighting issues with inflated bills and demanding action from authorities. The demonstration drew attention to power department practices and prompted government intervention.
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In a unique form of protest, a groom in Uttar Pradesh's Banda district turned his wedding procession into a demonstration against smart meter installations, accusing the power department of arbitrary billing.
Kuldeep Kumar, donning traditional attire, led about a hundred wedding attendees in the protest at Ashok Lott intersection, alarming onlookers who initially mistook it for a regular procession.
The groom, supported by the Bundelkhand Insaf Sena, presented a memorandum to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, urging action on inflated bills and smart meter issues, while the state energy minister assured resolutions were forthcoming.
(With inputs from agencies.)
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