Power
companies in Delhi are openly engaging in excessive and exorbitant
electricity bills charging that is not legally due to their
customers. In the past, Tata
Power Delhi Distribution Ltd (TPDDL) was punished by DERC
for similar reasons.
This illegal
money making exercise of power companies of Delhi is
happening with active support of Delhi government that has not taken
any action against the defaulting companies despite many complaints
and protests.
Even the assurances of Delhi’s chief minister
Sheila Dikshit proved nothing more than lip service. However, if this
was not enough Google has been censoring news pointing towards such
corrupt practices happening in open in Delhi.
Google has censored the news titled “Power
Companies Defying Delhi Chief Minister’s Directions”
at the instance of some of the power companies who do not wish to be
exposed. Even the hand of Delhi government in it cannot be ruled out.
This censorship exercise is not only wrong but is clearly illegal on
the part of Google as it has not provided any intimation or/and
option to counter false claims of such power companies.
Google has been censoring news
in India for long and we believe it is high time to send a
notice to them and ask for proper explanation in this regard. This is
so because if Google is following Indian laws then it has to comply
with the same for all purposes. On the other hand, if Google is
following US laws then there is an obligation on its part to provide
an opportunity to the aggrieved party to represent his/her/its case.
The unilateral action of censorship on the part of
Google is therefore clearly illegal and needs to be checked legally.
We are working in this direction and would update our viewers very
soon.
