‘BJP wants to stop free electricity for 24 hours in Delhi’, Atishi said- ‘Will fight in SC…’

Delhi News: While addressing a press conference on Thursday, Aam Aadmi Party leader and minister in the Delhi government Atishi said that the BJP wants to stop the 24-hour free electricity supply in the national capital. He said that in the dark of night, the central government has brought out a gazette (Delhi Gazette) and has appointed the chairman of the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) against the recommendation of the Delhi government.

AAP had sent his name

Atishi told that, ‘On June 21, the elected government of Delhi had sent a recommendation in the name of retired judge Sangeet Lodha from Rajasthan High Court for DERC to LG. But the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, not accepting it, made Justice Umesh Kumar the chairman of the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission in an illegal, unconstitutional manner last night at 10 pm.

‘Cheapest electricity in Delhi’

Minister Atishi further said that BJP does not want the people of Delhi to get free and 24×7 electricity. They want Delhi to become like Gurugram, Noida, Ghaziabad, where there is no electricity for hours. Atishi said that even without subsidy in Delhi, electricity is available at ₹ 4.50/unit on 300 units. Whereas in BJP ruled states these prices are very high. If you look at the figures, electricity bill has to be paid at ₹ 10.00/Unit in Maharashtra, ₹ 8.20/ Unit in Assam, ₹ 6.50/ Unit in Uttar Pradesh, ₹ 6.70/ Unit in Madhya Pradesh.

Will appeal in the Supreme Court

During this, Minister Atishi while assuring the people of Delhi on behalf of CM Kejriwal said that the way the public works were done by fighting against the central government for 8 years, in the same way the Supreme Court against the appointment of non-constitutional DERC Will file a case in Court). The Delhi government will fight against the illegal appointment of LG in the Supreme Court. Struggling for the people of Delhi for the last 8 years. It is the promise of CM Arvind Kejriwal to provide free electricity to the people of Delhi, 24 hours electricity. We will fight to fulfill this promise.

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