Gujarat: BJP, Cong argue over power purchase deal

Members of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Opposition Congress entered into heated arguments in the Gujarat Assembly on Wednesday over the state government revising its power purchase agreement with Adani Power Limited (APL) and replacing it with a supplementary agreement in 2018.

The state government said that the supplementary agreement was owing to changed coal market scenario, while the Congress alleged that the state government benefited APL under the guise of increased rates of coal and paid it additional Rs 2,178 crore.

The issue came up during the Question Hour when a starred question of Congress MLA from Dhandhuka constituency Rajesh Gohil was taken up for discussion.