Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday questioned the Uttar Pradesh Government over the alleged power cuts in the State. “There have been frequent power cuts in Uttar Pradesh. Electricity is not free in Uttar Pradesh. Electricity is quite expensive in UP. So why are there so many power cuts,” Kejriwal said in a tweet in Hindi.
Kejriwal also said his government is providing free electricity in Delhi and there are no power cuts in the National Capital.
“Electricity is also free in Delhi and it comes 24 hours. There is no power cut. Delhi has a government of educated professional honest people,” the Delhi Chief Minister said in another tweet. Earlier in the year, the Delhi Cabinet unanimously approved the proposal to give a subsidy on electricity. Union Minister Smriti Irani had earlier criticised Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, saying that Kejriwal failed to deliver on his promises of providing round-the-clock electricity and clean water.
A survey conducted by a social media platform LocalCircles showed 86 per cent of the households in Noida and 94 per cent in Uttar Pradesh have experienced daily power outages in the ongoing month of June. The findings are based on responses from over 14,000 respondents located in 56 of the 75 districts of the state. As many as 100 people have died due to extreme heat in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in the last three days.