Vijay Goel engages in power play for Assembly poll win
6 March 2013 6:25 AM IST
Accusing the Delhi Government of total failure on ‘all fronts’, newly-appointed Delhi BJP chief Vijay Goel on Tuesday promised to cut power tariff by 30 per cent if the party wins the assembly polls later this year.
The Delhi BJP president has also announced the constitution of 14 districts in the city for better administration if his party comes to power.
"We want Delhi to progress in the same way the BJP-ruled states like Gujarat, Chattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh have progressed. In Gujarat, electricity rates have not been hiked for 12 years. Still the electricity companies make profit. Why then have the tariffs gone up so much in Delhi?,’ he questioned.
Giving an example of his alternative model, Goel said Delhi has been facing a lot of problems owing to multiplicity of authorities which needs to be ended.
‘There are 11 police districts in Delhi, 12 zones of MCD, 11 revenue districts and seven Lok Sabha seats. We shall make 14 equal divisions of all the bodies in Delhi so that two divisions fall under each of the seven Lok Sabha constituencies,’ he said.
Lambasting the Delhi government, Goel said ‘though Sheila Dikshit claims Delhi to be at par with Paris, actually 80 per cent of the city is in the slums where she has never gone.’
‘In these areas even the most basic facilities are not available. The Sheila Dikshit government claims that they are supplying 226 litres of water per person. But the ground reality is that more than half of the capital is thirsty,’ he said.
‘The day BJP comes to power in Delhi, power tariff will be decreased by 30 per cent,’ Goel said, addressing his first press conference after assuming his new responsibility.
Hike in power tariff is likely to become a major issue in the run up to the assembly elections slated to be held in November. AAP's Arvind Kejriwal had already announced that his party will make the hike in electricity and water tariff their agenda in the fight for the Delhi Assembly polls.
‘We will announce the date of the Bijli Andolan Rally in Ramlila Maidan on the day the tariff is increased.
The discoms and the Delhi government have been putting excessive burden on the people of Delhi and we will not tolerate it any further,’ he said.
The Delhi BJP president has also announced the constitution of 14 districts in the city for better administration if his party comes to power.
"We want Delhi to progress in the same way the BJP-ruled states like Gujarat, Chattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh have progressed. In Gujarat, electricity rates have not been hiked for 12 years. Still the electricity companies make profit. Why then have the tariffs gone up so much in Delhi?,’ he questioned.
Giving an example of his alternative model, Goel said Delhi has been facing a lot of problems owing to multiplicity of authorities which needs to be ended.
‘There are 11 police districts in Delhi, 12 zones of MCD, 11 revenue districts and seven Lok Sabha seats. We shall make 14 equal divisions of all the bodies in Delhi so that two divisions fall under each of the seven Lok Sabha constituencies,’ he said.
Lambasting the Delhi government, Goel said ‘though Sheila Dikshit claims Delhi to be at par with Paris, actually 80 per cent of the city is in the slums where she has never gone.’
‘In these areas even the most basic facilities are not available. The Sheila Dikshit government claims that they are supplying 226 litres of water per person. But the ground reality is that more than half of the capital is thirsty,’ he said.
‘The day BJP comes to power in Delhi, power tariff will be decreased by 30 per cent,’ Goel said, addressing his first press conference after assuming his new responsibility.
Hike in power tariff is likely to become a major issue in the run up to the assembly elections slated to be held in November. AAP's Arvind Kejriwal had already announced that his party will make the hike in electricity and water tariff their agenda in the fight for the Delhi Assembly polls.
‘We will announce the date of the Bijli Andolan Rally in Ramlila Maidan on the day the tariff is increased.
The discoms and the Delhi government have been putting excessive burden on the people of Delhi and we will not tolerate it any further,’ he said.
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