Jammu, Jan 09: Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) senior state spokesperson and Co-chairman Media Co-ordination Committee, Jagdeep Singh on Monday said that grim power scenario in Jammu and Kashmir is putting life of every citizen in trouble as government has completely failed augment power infrastructure despite hefty bills being served to consumers.
Addressing a press conference at Party office in Jammu, Jagdeep Singh said that the grim power scenario across Jammu and Kashmir is a serious cause of concern as it directly and badly impacts life of people who face immense hardships due to erratic electricity and frequent power curtailments which is increasing with each passing day in winter season.
“On one hand almost all the areas of Jammu and Kashmir are witnessing bone chilling cold but on the other hand people are facing severe electricity crisis making their life full of hardship.” Singh said.
Castigating different political parties that have remained in power in Jammu and Kashmir in past, Jagdeep Singh said that successive governments in Jammu and Kashmir have failed to bring necessary upgradation and augmentation of power sector and the power infrastructure on ground is still outdated with wooden poles being used instead of proper poles, loose and hanging electrical wiring, technically snagged transformers.
Singh further said while people are not getting proper electricity, hefty bills are being served to them for no purpose. He cited some examples where consumers have died years ago and now they are being served with bills running in lakhs that shows a major irregularity in the billing sector of the power department.
The AAP leader called for a proper audit in this irregular billing by the department calling for a need to make things proper and to ensure that bills are served to people as per consumption of electricity and not in an illogical manner.
He further called for an immediate need to augment the electricity supply in Jammu and Kashmir so that basic requirement of electricity of a common man can get fulfield.
