Rajasthan
Power mess: Gross mismanagement by Rajasthan govt, says Vasundhara Raje | Jaipur News
JAIPUR: Former chief minister Vasundhara Raje has blamed the mismanagement of the state government behind the power crisis owing to the shortage of coal on Saturday.
She said that the state’s biggest Suratgarh power plant has been closed along with six other power plants of 240 megawatts each. “These power plants are not receiving coal due to non-payment of dues by the government. The gross mismanagement is costing dearly to the citizens at several districts which are facing sudden power cuts along with farmers,” said Raje.
Recalling the situation during her tenure, Raje says, “Never in my tenure, we faced the shortage of power supply in the state since we made all payments on time.”
She said the state of increasing the energy and permanent charge but has not improved the condition. “Consumers are getting bills on the basis of average consumption rather than the reading. “Barring the technical issues, during my government, we were providing 24 hours power supply to almost all places including villages,” said Raje.
Meanwhile, Raje paid a tribute to the former governor Kalyan Singh by visiting his native home in Aligarh earlier in the day. Raje said, “I was fortunate that during my government, Kalyan Singhji was the governor of the state and I consider myself fortunate to have worked under his guidance.”
She said that the state’s biggest Suratgarh power plant has been closed along with six other power plants of 240 megawatts each. “These power plants are not receiving coal due to non-payment of dues by the government. The gross mismanagement is costing dearly to the citizens at several districts which are facing sudden power cuts along with farmers,” said Raje.
Recalling the situation during her tenure, Raje says, “Never in my tenure, we faced the shortage of power supply in the state since we made all payments on time.”
She said the state of increasing the energy and permanent charge but has not improved the condition. “Consumers are getting bills on the basis of average consumption rather than the reading. “Barring the technical issues, during my government, we were providing 24 hours power supply to almost all places including villages,” said Raje.
Meanwhile, Raje paid a tribute to the former governor Kalyan Singh by visiting his native home in Aligarh earlier in the day. Raje said, “I was fortunate that during my government, Kalyan Singhji was the governor of the state and I consider myself fortunate to have worked under his guidance.”
