Uninterrupted, 300-unit free power: Kejriwal’s poll promise to Goa

TIL Desk/National/Panaji/ Launching a string of poll promises ahead of the 2022 Assembly elections in Goa, Delhi Chief Minister and AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal has announced free non-commercial electricity to the tune of 300 units, 24-hour power supply and free electricity for farmers if the party is voted to power in the coastal state. HOWEVER, the BJP has slammed Kejriwal’s election promise, terming it as a “poll gimmick”.

Addressing a press conference in Panaji, Kejriwal, who arrived in Goa on Tuesday, also said that the promises are not “chunavi jumla”, but a solemn guarantee by the party to the people of Goa.”Each family will get 300-unit power free of cost per month.

The bill will come to your home… 87 per cent of Goa will start getting a zero electricity bill. This is my guarantee,” Kejriwal said, adding that all the outstanding bills will be waived and the power billing system will start with a “clean slate”. “We have done this in Delhi, we are not simply talking,” Kejriwal said. The Delhi Chief Minister also said that Goa would receive a 24-hour electricity supply without any power cuts.