PSPCL chairman reveals how cuts are govt's revenge against farmers: Sukhbir Singh Badal

While Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) have been protesting against the unprecedented electricity crisis in the state, the SAD President Sukhbir Singh Badal on Friday slammed the Punjab government for not providing adequate power to Punjabis. Taking to Twitter, Sukhbir Singh Badal wrote: "Midsummer Madness! Captain Amarinder Singh govt blames farmers for their misery. PSPCL chairman reveals how cuts are govt's REVENGE against farmers for "water guzzler" paddy. I said yesterday that cuts are deliberate to deny free power to farmers. Today, PSPCL confirms it." Also Read | Another jolt to common man! Now, LPG cylinder price hiked Furthermore, the Shiromani Akali Dal President Sukhbir Singh Badal said that "The blame for the suffering of farmers and the common man lies squarely with Captain Amarinder Singh." Also Read | Punjab Electricity Crisis: SAD-BSP hold protest against Punjab govt using hand fans "He has as power minister presided over the collapse of PSPCL which is now unable to provide adequate power to Punjabis even though the SAD-led govt had made Punjab power surplus," he added. Will Punjab CM tell Punjabis when he last held a meeting to review the power situation? he asked. "He has been busy holding 5-star lunches in AC comfort even as the common man is on roads protesting against power cuts, the SAD president said, adding that "no one spared - be it farmers, domestic consumers or industrial sector." Likewise, former Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal said, "They plunged Punjab in darkness and are blaming it on farmers. Captain must apologise on behalf of PSPCL chairman blaming farmers 'water-guzzling crops' for power cuts. Same Punjab, same farmers, same paddy area, yet not a single power cut was imposed in 10 years of SAD rule!" -PTC News

Join Whatsapp Channel