Centre hiding truth about power crisis, coal shortage, alleges Sitaram Yechury

NEW DELHI: Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury on Tuesday alleged that the Central government was hiding the truth from the country over the power crisis and coal shortage after complaints from various states regarding thermal units facing shut down.

Speaking to ANI Yechury said, “The minister says that there is no shortage of coal, but complaints are coming from every state that thermal units are closed and power generation is not happening because there is no coal.”

He further alleged that the government is now hiding facts like they were doing during the second wave of Covid-19 regarding the shortage of oxygen.