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Punjab To Chart Legal Strategy To Counter Power Deals Signed By Akalis


The Punjab authorities on Thursday had diminished the timings of presidency workplaces (File)

Chandigarh:

The facility buy agreements signed through the Shiromani Akali Dal-BJP regime are already underneath overview and the federal government would quickly announce its authorized technique to counter the agreements, stated Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, who’s battling a rising energy disaster within the state.

The Chief Minister, who’s answerable for the ability ministry, blamed the earlier regime for bringing the state underneath pointless monetary burden by signing these agreements.

Of the 139 PPAs signed throughout by the SAD-BJP authorities, 17 have been sufficient to cater to the state’s full energy demand, stated Amarinder Singh, including that the remaining 122 for 1314 MWs of costly energy have been inexplicably signed, placing pointless monetary burden on the state.

Stressing his authorities’s dedication to make sure that the state of affairs is shortly eased, the Chief Minister stated the ability distribution system within the state had improved considerably over the previous 4 years. He stated that 2 lakh new Distribution Transformers have been put in, taking the full determine to 11.50 Lakh. Transformers have additionally been put in on the sub-stations to maintain the provision steady, he added.

On Saturday, the Akali Dal took a dig at Amarinder Singh over stories of insurgent Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu’s unpaid power bills.

“Captain saab, when you have acquired a while from harassing the folks of Punjab with energy crises, then please pay your consideration to the minister who has pending electrical energy payments value lakhs of rupees. And bathe your blessings upon him,” SAD had tweeted.

Navjot Sidhu owes Rs 8,67,540 to the Punjab State Energy Company, in response to data. Nevertheless, this didn’t cease Mr Sidhu from concentrating on Amarinder Singh over regulating workplace timings and urged the federal government can overcome the disaster if it labored within the “proper course”.

The Punjab authorities on Thursday had reduced the timings of government offices and ordered lower down on energy provide to excessive energy-consuming industries as demand soared to over 14,000 MW a day.

The Chief Minister has requested energy division staff to name off their protest, which has aggravated the disaster, with complaints of breakdowns ensuing from overloading of feeders and sub-stations not being sorted promptly.

A 3-member committee to resolve the grievances of the protesting staff has been constituted.

A bit of leaders within the Punjab Congress unit have been up in arms in opposition to the Chief Minister, suggesting  that his authorities’s failure to fulfil the Congress manifesto has upset the voters, who will keep in mind it throughout subsequent 12 months’s state elections.

The three-member central panel has urged that earlier than the state polls subsequent 12 months, the Chief Minister must also take corrective measures — particularly in decreasing energy payments, amongst others.

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