Capt Amarinder raps govt for power failure

5 Dariya News

Patiala 18-Jun-2012

Taking a dig at the SAD-BJP government for “miserably failing” to provide 8-hour power supply to the farmers and the present power crisis in the state, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) President Capt. Amarinder Singh has said that claims made by the Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and Deputy CM Sukhbir Badal that Punjab will be power surplus state have proved to be “hollow”.Strongly flaying the state government for its ill-preparedness to deal with the power demand during the summer season, especially for the paddy, Capt Amarinder said, “Six hour power cuts in the domestic sector, imposition of two-day weekly off on the industry and erratic power supply to the farmers itself speaks the poor performance of the power department, the portfolio of which is with the CM himself.”Commenting on the agitations being staged by the farmers in protest against the failure of the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL), the PPCC chief said that officers of the Power Corporation are just making false excuses to save their skin. “The ground reality has badly exposed the Akali-BJP government assurances that there will be no power cuts this summer. Significantly, immediately after the conduct of the Municipal Corporation elections on June 10, the PSPCL started imposing hour-long power cuts in the entire state”, he said. Reacting to the reports in the print media about the uncertainty pertaining to the fate of some upcoming thermal plants, Capt Amarinder said that SAD-BJP government is acting in an irresponsible manner. He demanded that the Punjab CM should inform about the present status of all the upcoming thermal plants during the Punjab Vidhan Sabha session, which will start from June 19.