KOLKATA: The issue of electoral bonds has resurfaced this time in West Bengal. Fearing that the purchase of electoral bonds may have a direct impact on consumer power tariffs in Kolkata and its adjoining areas, the All Bengal Electricity Consumers’ Association (ABECA), an organisation reAccording to the Election Commission of India’s website, HEL a company under the RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group purchased 395 electoral bonds worth ₹377 crore in 2019.presenting electricity consumers in the state, has called for a thorough investigation.The SUCI (Communist)-backed body has urged the West Bengal Electricity Regulatory Commission (WBERC) to examine whether the purchase of electoral bonds by Haldia Energy Limited (HEL) could result in additional financial burden on consumers.According to the Election Commission of India’s website, HEL a company under the RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group purchased 395 electoral bonds worth ₹377 crore in 2019. In a letter addressed to the WBERC Chairman, ABECA alleged that it had identified several lapses in the Annual Performance Review (APR) orders of both HEL and CESC. CESC, also part of the RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group, is the sole electricity distributor for nearly 40 lakh consumers in and around Kolkata.
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