Renegotiate power tariff: Harish Rawat to Capt Amarinder Singh

Congress general secretary in-charge of Punjab affairs Harish Rawat, after a three-hour-long meeting with CM Capt Amarinder Singh here today, said he had asked the latter to renegotiate the power rates with private companies. At the same time, citing legal limitations, he said all power purchase agreements (PPAs) could not be cancelled.

This is contrary to the stand taken by Punjab Pradesh Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu and dissidents, who want all PPAs scrapped. Sidhu is learnt to be in Delhi to meet the party top brass.