Power tariff cut in Punjab a political stunt by Congress govt: BJP

The Bharatiya Janata Party’s Punjab unit on Monday said the Charanjit Singh Channi-led Congress government’s move to slash power tariffs was a mere political stunt.

“Punjabis will never forget the insensitivity of the Congress government in the last four-and-a-half years. Now to cover its sins, the state government is making desperate attempts,” said party state general secretary Subhash Sharma.

He said the state government’s appeasement strategy by announcing hike in dearness allowance (DA) was ironic as the employees were still paid on the basis of the 6th pay commission recommendations.

The employees in Punjab have suffered a lot in the last over four years even as the Narendra Modi government at the Centre has implemented the 7th pay commission, he said.