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PANJIM: The Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday welcomed the announcement by National Convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal regarding free electricity to the Goans.
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State Convenor Rahul Mhambre said “Despite being in power, the BJP leaders could not promise any relief to the Goans on the electricity bills in response to AAP’s assurance. So BJP has themselves acknowledged that they cannot match the guarantee given by Kejriwal. Neither did they question whether the AAP could fulfil such a big promise, as they know that the Delhi government has already fulfilled this promise where AAP is in power. So the BJP themselves admitted that Goans can definitely count on Kejriwal’s guarantee.”
He criticised the Congress Party also for creating false controversies during Kejriwal’s visit.
“It appears that AAP, and not the BJP, is the Congress’s main target in Goa. The Congress Party, which has itself raised the issue of high electricity bills in Goa earlier, was mum on Kejriwal’s guarantee and did not provide any criticism or assurance on the issue itself, all it did was act as the B-team of BJP, by trying to create fake controversies and provide cover fire for the BJP to escape,” he added.
Mhambre reminded that the promise of 300 units of free electricity would benefit a whopping 87 per cent of Goan consumers.
“No one will have to fulfil any conditions. No one will have to meet any income criteria. No one will have to make any application or visit any government office. No one will have to plead with any MLA. Every Goan family will get zero bills for consumption upto 300 units,” Mhambre assured.
He added Kejriwal first’s guarantee also includes the delivery of power, with a promise of 24×7 electricity supply and no power cuts.
Mhambre also assured that old inflated bills and arrears would be waived, and the farmers would also get zero bills for electricity consumed for agricultural activities.
