The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) organised protests across Srikakulam and Vizianagaram districts over the hike in power tariff, claiming that it would result in a heavy financial burden on people of the State.
Former Minister for Medical and Health Kondru Murali Mohan alleged that while on one hand the YSRCP government was claiming that it was implementing welfare schemes effectively, on the other hand it was imposing heavy taxes on people.