AAP targets Haryana govt over power cuts, Kejriwal to launch campaign on July 9

AAP's Haryana unit on Thursday targeted state's BJP-JJP government over power cuts and said every section of society is fed up by regular outs.

Sushil Gupta, party's Haryana unit president, said Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his Punjab counterpart Bhagwant Mann will launch a "bijli andolan (electricity campaign)" from Panchkula on July 9.

He said party will take campaign to every vill to force Mahar Lal Khattar dispensation to ensure free, round--clock electricity in Haryana, as done by AAP governments in Punjab and Delhi.

He claimed 87 per cent of domestic consumers in Punjab get free electricity.

During an interaction with reporters here, Gupta said people of Haryana are facing massive power cuts and alleged that Khattar-led BJP-JJP government is doing thing to improve situation.

In past nine years, Haryana's electricity consumption has risen to 2.53 crore units per day, he claimed.

"But Haryana government has been a complete failure in meeting this demand," Gupta alleged.

Every segment is facing power cuts. While majority of industries are depending on generators to meet ir electricity demand, many units are migrating to or states, he claimed.

Farmers are getting just two-three hours' supply a day during pdy sowing season, said Gupta, who was accompanied by party's state campaign committee in-charge Ashok Tanwar.

Gupta also accused Khattar government of buying electricity at a higher rate to benefit a private sector electricity producer.

Anurag Dhanda, AAP's senior vice-president in Haryana, alleged that state government increased electricity procurement rate by nine per cent to Rs 3.20 a unit to benefit private producer.

Dhanda claimed that original agreement for supply of electricity with private producer was 1,424 MW. It has been reduced to 1,096 MW.

"To highlight power crisis, to take this to people and get public support, AAP will launch a mega campaign in Panchkula where many people will share ir electricity-related problems," Dhanda said.

During interaction, Gupta unveiled AAP's ' Cut, Bill' slogan for campaign.