Chandigarh, Mar 3 (Agency) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislators on the third day of the budget session on Wednesday, marched from the MLA Hostel to Vidhan Sabha in protest against the continuous hike in electricity prices by Captain government in the state. The MLAs raised slogans against the Punjab government and accused Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh of reneging on his promises.
Addressing the media on the occasion, Leader of Opposition (LoP) Harpal Singh Cheema and MLA Aman Arora said Capt Amarinder Singh had promised to reduce power tariffs before the 2017 elections and the same Captain had raised power prices 14 times during his four-year rule. Cheema said Capt Amarinder had stated in his manifesto before the elections that the agreements made by the SAD-BJP government with the private companies would be reviewed and cancelled. But it had been four years since Capt Amarinder Singh came to power, but reneging on his promise, he had not taken any step for it.
“Capt Amarinder had said white paper on power prices would be brought but he forgets about every promise. Today due to the policies of the Captain government, the people of Punjab were buying expensive electricity and in times of inflation the government was imposing more burden on the people,” he added. The LoP said on one hand Delhi’s Arvind Kejriwal government was providing free power to its people by purchasing power and on the other hand the Captain government of the state where power was being generated was providing power to the people at the most expensive rates.