Assembly Debate Heats Up: MK Stalin Challenges TVK Govt on Power Tariff Hikes

In response, the Treasury benches defended the move, stating that the adjustment was necessary to stabilize the financial health of TANGEDCO, which has been burdened by mounting debt. The government claimed that the tariff revision is targeted only at high-consumption industrial units and will not impact domestic consumers or small-scale farmers.

Despite the government's clarification, the DMK staged a walkout, protesting what they termed as an 'anti-industry' policy. The Speaker has called for an all-party meeting tomorrow to discuss the industrial power structure, as the opposition continues to mount pressure on the administration to reconsider the fiscal burden on the manufacturing sector.