AAP blames BJP government for the power crisis in Delhi

Aam Aadmi Party has said that the response of the union power minister Mr Piyush Goyal on the current power crisis in Delhi is deeply disappointing and full of contradictions.

According to the Aam aadmi Party (AAP), the power minister presented a sorry picture and appeared content to leave the people of Delhi at the god’s mercy, in stark contrast to the tall claims made by the BJP during the election campaign for the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections.

It is shocking that it took the central government more than 10 days to wake up after a thunderstorm had hit the national capital, which is now being described as the major reason behind the destruction of electricity transmission lines, leading to long power cuts.

If such is the state of affairs of the emergency preparedness in the national capital, then the situation in other parts of the country can be well imagined.

Mr Piyush Goyal needs to be reminded that the former Congress government led by Ms Sheila Dikshit was shown the door by the people for being hand in glove with the private power distribution companies (discoms), and his government too, cannot get away by merely blaming her regime.

In his own words, the power minister admitted that "there is adequate power in the entire system" and the central government can provide as much power as the state requires.

The obvious question then is what is the central government waiting for ? Does it want the situation to be out of control before it will start taking some steps ?

The union minister has blamed the unending power cuts on transmission and distribution problems. It is, however, extremely surprising that at a time when the people have been suffering due to the electricity shortage for more than a week now, the central government, which is currently controlling the city administration, is hesitant to fix the responsibility on the issue.

The AAP demands that both the central government and the city administration should stop treating the discoms with kid gloves and should show a strong resolve to provide relief to the people from the long power cuts at any cost.

The priority is to ensure uninterrupted power supply to all parts of the city on an emergency basis and all other related issues should be sorted out later.