Goa and Delhi power ministers engage in face-off over AAP's free electricity promise

Goa Power Minister Nilesh Cabral and his Delhi counterpart Satyendar Jain engaged in a debate on AAP's promise of free electricity if it was voted to power in the Goa election 2022.

Along the lines of US presidential election debates, Goa Power Minister Nilesh Cabral and his Delhi counterpart Satyendar Jain engaged in a high-voltage discussion on the AAP's promise of free electricity for up to 300 units if it emerges victorious in the 2022 state assembly polls. Public debate between AAP Minister @SatyendarJain and Goa's Power Minister Nilesh Cabral over Electricity.First of its kind debate in the history of Indian politics. AAP is setting new political norms. Such debates should happen before every election.#AAPvsBJPPowerDebate pic.twitter.com/QN1rvAP3Vm During the debate held in Panaji, Nilesh Cabral claimed that freebies like the one promised by AAP put a huge burden on the state exchequer. While the BJP government in Goa would not provide free electricity, it would continue to supply it at highly subsidised rates, he said.