The UP Rajya Vidyut Upbhokta Parishad and Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) on Tuesday demanded a CBI probe into the issue of UP Power Corporation Ltd (UPPCL) taking a u-turn on the capital cost of the 1980 MW Lalitpur thermal plant on Monday admitting that the cost claimed by the private developer in 2015 was too high.
“A CBI probe into the matter is must to expose a possible nexus and punish the culprits,” said Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) leader Anupam Mishra.
Questioning the UPPCL’s u-turn, Parishad chairman Awadhesh Kumar Vema, who is also a petitioner in the case said, it could turn out to be a big scam and demanded a CBI probe .
