Water cannons used at AAP rally
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The Punjab Police on Saturday resorted to make use of of water cannons to disperse the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders and staff as they marched to ‘gherao’ the residence of Chief Minister Amarinder Singh at Siswan in Mohali over the continuing energy disaster within the State.
‘Resolve crisis’
The protesters, led by State AAP chief Bhagwant Mann, have been staging the protest towards the lengthy and unscheduled energy cuts and needed to fulfill the Chief Minister and submit a memorandum, demanding decision of the disaster.
As they marched in the direction of the CM’s residence, they have been stopped at the barricades by the police utilizing water cannons. The police stated the protesters tried to leap over the barricades.
Mr. Mann, addressing a gathering, stated AAP volunteers have come to get up the Congress authorities from its slumber. “The people of Punjab are buying the most expensive electricity in the country at ₹10 per unit, but yet they are not getting it. Instead, they have to leave their homes in the heat and paddy sowing in the fields and hold sit-ins,” he stated.
Mr. Mann stated the ability buy agreements signed by the earlier SAD-BJP authorities with non-public thermal crops and their non-cancellationby the Congress authorities is the important thing cause behind the ability disaster.
Cong., SAD blamed
AAP senior chief and Leader of the Opposition within the Assembly Harpal Singh Cheema stated as a result of defective PPAs, the State exchequer was being looted by the non-public energy firms and the Congress and the Shiromani Akali Dal are each to be blamed for this. Mr. Cheema stated the Congress has didn’t maintain its election guarantees of 2017. “Even today, the people of Punjab are suffering due to expensive sand, gravel, electricity, petrol and diesel,” he stated.
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