Power politics at play, now Sukhbir vows 400 free units
Six months short of Punjab polls scheduled for 2022, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Tuesday announced a 13-point agenda to be implemented on forming the government, promising 400 units of free electricity to all residential consumers, a discount of ₹10 per litre on diesel for farming and 75% quota in private sector jobs to Punjabi youth.
The slew of promises included quota for women in jobs, reservation for government schools students in professional colleges, cheap electricity to the industry and the MSP for fruits and vegetables.
“If SAD is voted to power, 400 units of electricity will be given free of cost to residential consumers across all categories and a discount of ₹10 per litre on diesel to tractor owners and farmers,” he announced at a press conference in Chandigarh on Tuesday.
