Govt misleading people on power front: AAP MP
Sunday, 13/07/2014
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Barnala : Activists of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), led by Sangrur MP Bhagwant Mann, today staged a protest against unscheduled power cuts in front of power grid sub-station at Shehna town in the district.
They demanded uninterrupted supply to the farm sector for the paddy season. The protesters alleged the state government had failed in providing regular supply to the domestic, industry and agriculture sectors even as it had been claiming surplus power in the state.
Mann said during the Lok Sabha elections, the SAD-BJP alliance had claimed it would make Punjab a power-surplus state. He alleged the Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister were still misleading people on the matter.
Mann said the paddy crop had started dying as the government had failed to make arrangements to irrigate the fields. He said he had raised the issue in the Lok Sabha. He alleged the Union Government had been discriminating against Punjab in allocating power projects.
