'They Also Said No Oxygen Crisis': Delhi Minister Slams Centre On Coal
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Manish SIsodia also drew a parallel between the coal crisis and the oxygen shortage during the COVID-19 second wave peak in April-May this year.
Hours after the Centre's assurance that it has "sufficient" stocks to meet power sector demand, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has accused it of turning a blind eye to the crisis at hand. Mr Sisodia, drawing a parallel between the coal crisis and the oxygen shortage during the COVID-19 second wave peak in April-May this year, said, "When we had an oxygen crisis, they kept saying there was no such crisis."
"The coal situation is similar. We have a crisis today," he added.
Earlier in the day, Union Power Minister RK Singh said "a panic has been unnecessarily created about coal shortage", adding the situation will be handled in the next few days. Mr Singh also said that "sufficient power is available".
Mr Sisodia termed the Union Minister's statement "irresponsible", at a time when "Chief Ministers across the country are the warning the Centre" about the impending blackouts.