Punjab power tariff: Extend special assembly session to scrap PPAs, says Sidhu

Stepping up pressure on the Capt Amarinder Singh government for scrapping power purchase agreements, Punjab Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu on Monday demanded the extension of the Vidhan Sabha session to bring a legislation to terminate PPAs for providing relief to consumers from the high power tariff.

His demand comes as the Congress government in the state has convened a day-long special session on September 3 to commemorate the 400th Parkash Purb of Guru Tegh Bahadur. At present, there is no other legislation listed for the session.

Sidhu posted a video on social media, seeking the extension of one-day Vidhan Sabha session to five to seven days to pass a legislation to terminate the PPAs.