AAP sounds poll bugle for Punjab Assembly election
The Hindu
Arvind Kejriwal announces up to 300 units of free electricity to every household, if the party formed the next government in the State
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday sounded the poll bugle of the party for the Assembly election in Punjab due early next year by announcing up to 300 units of free electricity to every household, if the party formed the next government in the State. Addressing a press conference here, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said: “I believe as per our calculation, electricity bill for around 77% to 80% people will be ‘zero’ ”. The AAP supremo also announced that all old and pending domestic bills would be waived and connection to all those that had been cut would be restored, so that people could live a dignified life. “Punjab has surplus electricity, yet there are frequent cuts, there is deficient power for agriculture. We will ensure that electricity is supplied 24 hours,” he said.
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