Goa, Delhi power ministers face off over free power: ‘Let people decide’
Delhi power minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Satyendar Jain on Monday insisted that his party’s plan for Goa, to provide free electricity up to 300 units if they come to power would be hugely beneficial to the people of the state while taking potshots at the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for spending money on “buying MLAs” instead of people’s welfare.
Speaking during a specially organised debate on Goa’s tariff structure versus Delhi’s, Jain said that the announcement will benefit 87% of Goa’s power consumers.
“We are promising free electricity up to 300 units per consumer per month whether that works to ₹700- ₹800 or to ₹1,000 to ₹1,200 in Goa, it is what we are promising. You are saying you will not give it free.
