Capt pushed state into darkness: Sukhbir
Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Sunday said the erstwhile SAD-BJP government had made Punjab a power surplus state, but chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh pushed it back into darkness.
His remarks came a day after Amarinder said his government would soon announce a legal strategy to counter the “ill-conceived” power purchase agreements signed during the SAD-BJP rule which had put an “atrociously unnecessary” financial burden on the state.
He said of the 139 power purchase agreements (PPAs) signed during the SAD-BJP rule, 17 were enough to cater to the state’s full electricity demand. The remaining 122 PPAs for 1,314 MWs of expensive power were inexplicably signed.
