Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal promised free electricity till 300 units to the people of Punjab if his party wins next year’s assembly elections in the state yesterday. He is visiting Panjab for the second time and trying to prepare the ground for AAP ahead of state polls. He had visited Amritsar on June 21.
Targeting chief minister Amarinder Singh at a press conference in Chandigarh Kejriwal said, “This is Kejriwal’s guarantee, not Captain’s promises. As soon as the AAP government is formed, we will ensure free power and write off pending bills of consumers of domestic supply category,”
Delhi’s chief minister has clarified that the promise of free power is for domestic consumers with consumption up to 300 units. “If power consumption exceeds 300 units, they will have to pay the bill,” He further added, “I am sure these announcements will make everyone, particularly women, in Punjab happy,”
Targeting the opponent party, he further said that there is no dearth of money in Punjab, but it lacks government acchi neeyat (good intentions).
Previously, in the 2017 assembly elections, AAP was a newcomer but still won 20 of the total 117 seats. Congress formed the government after winning 77. This time, Kejriwal has decided to amp up his campaign to allow AAP to expand its base to other states.
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