In Punjab, Arvind Kejriwal guarantees 24-hours electricity, assures old bills will be waived off

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal guaranteed Punjab people 300 units of free electricity and assured waiver of old bills and arrears.

New Delhi/Chandigarh: Delhi CM and AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday guaranteed the people of Punjab 300 units of free electricity, waive off of all the old electricity bills and arrears and 24 electricity bills. He said that all the arrears and pending bills of domestic consumption will be waived off. He said that it is because there is a dirty nexus between the electricity companies and the ruling party in Punjab. The state of Punjab generates its own electricity more than it needs, even then the electricity rate so high in Punjab, Delhi has cheaper electricity even after buying from other states, he added. Arvind Kejriwal said, "Today we are going to make some big and very important announcements. I am very hopeful that because of these announcements, the people of Punjab and especially the women will be very happy. Just as my brother Bhagwant Mann said, in the entire country, the electricity rates are the highest in Punjab. Why is that so? The state of Punjab generates its own electricity, more than it needs. Even then why is the electricity rate so high in Punjab?" He said, "We do not produce electricity in Delhi, we buy electricity from the other states instead. Despite that, the cheapest electricity is in Delhi. Why is electricity so expensive in Punjab? It is because there is a dirty nexus between the electricity companies and the ruling party in Punjab. It is because of this nexus that electricity is so expensive in Punjab. We have to end this nexus. If that is done, and we mend the electricity companies, electricity in Punjab will also become cheap, just like Delhi."