LAHORE: Consumers have criticised the Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco) field officials for allegedly harassing and disconnecting power supply unlawfully on the pretext of recovery of dues in the city.
On the other hand, the office of the Lahore commissioner has also decided to take the matter up with senior Lesco officials in a meeting scheduled for Tuesday (July 14) after it was approached to intervene and resolve the matter.
“A Lesco team came to our house on Saturday and started pressuring us to pay the bill immediately, failing which they threatened to remove the meter, disconnecting the power supply. I told the team that my bill is for just the month of July and the due date has just passed. There is no previous bill pending to be paid on my part. So, I thought to pay the bill with the next month’s bill,” revealed a consumer of Attari Saroba on Ferozepur Road.
He claimed the team continued exerting pressure to pay the bill immediately or be ready for power disconnection. “I told them that I am not a defaulter and under the law, Lesco should have printed on the bill about this. But they (the official) not only misbehaved but also pressured me to pay the bill. Finally, we paid the bill,” the consumer deplored, demanding the Lesco admin to take action.
