Navjot Singh Sidhu pitches for 300 units of free power in Punjab

Toeing Aam Aadmi Party national convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s ‘mantra’ to woo the people in Punjab by announcing pre-poll sops of free and subsidised electricity, Congress leader and former state minister Navjot Sidhu on Sunday advocated for a 24-hour supply with no power cuts and free power up to 300 units.

“Punjab already provides Rs 9,000 crore subsidy but we must do more for domestic and industrial consumer giving power at Rs 3-5 per unit instead of surcharge inflated Rs 10-12 per unit, along 24-hour supply with no power cuts and free power (up to 300 units),” Sidhu said in a tweet, adding, “It is definitely achievable.”