AAP Under Fire For Delhi's Plea To Close Punjab Plants Amid Power Crisis

The now withdrawn plea alleged the plants significantly pollute the air of the national capital.

Weeks after Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party convener Arvind Kejriwal promised free power to Punjab if elected to power, his state party unit finds itself in a fix over a plea filed by the Delhi government in the Supreme Court, seeking the closure of ten thermal power plants in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana until they install Flue Gas Desulphurization (FGD) technology. The now withdrawn plea alleged the plants significantly pollute the air of the national capital and sought the quashing of an order passed by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in October last year and to set aside that extended the deadline for installing FGD. This came at a time when Punjab is facing acute power crisis and rival parties are now accusing Arvind Kejriwal of working against the interest of the state. Power crisis has become a big political flashpoint in the state with every political party blaming each other for the failure.