The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday introduced that it’s going to gherao Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh’s farmhouse close to New Chandigarh on July 3 to protest energy scarcity within the state.
This was introduced by AAP MLA and Youth Wing State President Gurmeet Singh Meet Hare whereas addressing a press convention on the social gathering headquarters right here on Thursday.
Meet Hair stated that the Aam Aadmi Party calls for uninterrupted and inexpensive energy provide to the individuals and farmers of Punjab. “There is not any such factor as a authorities in Punjab. Today all sections together with farmers, unemployed and workers are protesting towards Punjab and Central Government. Now they’re being pressured to take a seat on dharna simply to get electrical energy. Agriculture is being affected resulting from lack of electrical energy provide and it has turn into tough for individuals to stay with out electrical energy of their properties within the scorching warmth.
He alleged that the principle motive for the excessive value and energy scarcity is the mistaken energy buy agreements entered into by the Badal authorities with non-public thermal vegetation and non-cancellation of agreements by the current Congress authorities.
Meet Hare stated that up to now the federal government has given fastened costs of Rs 20,000 crore to non-public thermal vegetation, out of which Rs 5,900 crore has been paid with out provide. He stated that now that farmers want electrical energy essentially the most in the course of the paddy season, each the items of Talwandi Sabo Private Thermal Plant have been shut down; The first unit of this 660 MW plant was shut down on March 8, whereas the second unit was shut down on June 25.
“At current, Punjab is 97 per cent depending on non-public thermal vegetation for energy technology and solely 3 per cent energy is being generated from authorities vegetation. But even for this three % of electrical energy, authorities thermal vegetation are proving to be much more environment friendly than non-public thermal vegetation.
Accusing Captain Amarinder Singh of colluding with Badal and personal firms, Meet Hare stated that regardless of his guarantees, the Punjab Chief Minister didn’t take any step in the direction of scrapping the mistaken energy buy agreements signed in the course of the Badal authorities.
Responding to a query, MeetHair clarified that the announcement of 300 items of free electrical energy per 30 days by AAP nationwide convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal would imply 600 items in Punjab, because the state will get electrical energy invoice each two months. . He additionally claimed that if AAP involves energy in 2022, canceling or renewing energy buy agreements will make all the energy provide cheaper, benefitting merchants, businessmen and industrialists.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
