Assam Congress MLA sits under tree to avoid rising electricity bills outside Assembly Speaker's residence

In a new twist made by the opposition over the statement made by the Assam Speaker Biswajit Daimari on rising electricity bills, Congress MLA Kamalakhya Dey Purkayastha was seen sitting under a tree in front of Speaker Biswajit Daimari's residence to save electricity.

Earlier on June 5, amid the soaring mercury level across the state of Assam and rising power bills, Assam Speaker Biswajit Daimary urges people to find alternatives by sitting under trees.

Speaking to IndiaTodayNE, the speaker said, "As the state does not have its own electricity production and as we are dependent on others, we have to combat it we have to find alternatives by sitting under trees to reduce power bills."

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"By applying this strategy the power bills will come down," he added.

Speaking on World Environment Day, the speaker also asserted that the people of Assam have changed their lifestyle and have no connection with nature and everything is artificial.

Daimary added that if a person cannot conserve trees he has no right to destroy also.

On the Guwahati city front, the speaker also urged people to boycott the use of plastic so that the city can attain less pollution in days to come.

Meanwhile, state BJP president Bhabesh Kalita highlighted supply and demand to be a factor for the recent price rise- be it commodities or power bills.

Speaking to IndiaTodayNE, Bhabesh Kalita said, "The population of India in 2014 if compared to that of today's has seen a rampant growth."