Protests by political parties rocked Srinagar on Monday against the National Conference government’s go ahead for increase in power tariffs across Jammu and Kashmir from September 1 even as chief minister Omar Abdullah defended the decision saying that they were doing it out of compulsion.

The development has triggered anger across Jammu and Kashmir particularly, against the NC government, as it had promised 200 units of free energy in its election manifesto

Opposition parties in Kashmir protested the recent electricity tariff increase. The Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission approved a 6.83 percent hike effective September…