Assuring the people of Delhi once again that all the promises made by the Aam Aadmi Party will be fulfilled in the best possible time, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said that his Government was going to slash power tariff and launch a free water scheme “very soon”.
The newly formed CM further added that his Government has already finalised a blueprint on the issues relating to power and water, which were focus areas for AAP during the election campaign. However, he did add that it would take at least a year to make Delhi a ‘WiFi-enabled’ city. He was speaking after inaugurating the annual Garden Tourism Festival at Saket in South Delhi.
“Our team has rolled out a blueprint for electricity and water. I hope to give the good news to you all very soon to reduce the rates of power and water. We are working on the lines of our governance model that we followed during our 49-day stint. A few days back, you all voted for us giving a heavy majority. Congratulations to you all. It’s a big burden. It’s a big responsibility. You all have very high hope. We are working round-the-clock. We are focusing on work and talking less,” said Kejriwal.
In its manifesto, AAP had promised to cut power tariff by 50 per cent immediately after coming to power and said the rates will be revised based on the findings of a CAG audit, which the Kejriwal Government had announced during its first stint.
He said people of the city have lot of expectations from his Government on the electricity and water issues and it was going to fulfil them. The AAP in its manifesto had also promised 20 kilolitres (20,000 litres) of free water to every household per month. The previous AAP Government had introduced the free water scheme but it was discontinued after it quit.