SKM postpones plans to gherao Punjab CM’s home after power supply improves

THE PUNJAB State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) on Sunday said that on an average, they have been supplying power to agriculture producers (AP) for 9.8 hours on a daily basis. Later in the day, the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) — which had issued a July 5 ultimatum to PSPCL to improve power supply to the agricultural sector or they would gherao Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh’s residence Moti Mahal in Patiala on July 6 — released a statement: “Due to improvement in power supply for AP consumers, we have postponed the program of gherao of Moti Mahal on July 6.”

PSPCL Chairman cum Managing Director A Venuprasad told The Indian Express: “We have been supplying full power to AP for the past three days. We have purchased additional power.