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No ‘major increase’ in cost to exchequer expected: Kejriwal

BJP counters govt.’s claim, says free power up to 200 units will cost exchequer ₹600 crore more
The State units of the Bharatiya Janata Party as well as the Congress Thursday

hit out at the Aam Aadmi Party government saying it was announcing freebies keeping in mind the Assembly elections due next year. Delhi BJP President Manoj Tiwari said, “The declaration by the Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for making electric consumption up to 200 units free misleading and an election stunt. Mr. Kejriwal will have to refund ₹ 8,500 crores recovered as fixed charge and
load charge to the consumers of Delhi first.

Accusing the government of misleading the people once more by making a false announcement, he said, “If the government does not refund the money looted from the consumers then BJP will initiate a movement against it,” Mr. Tiwari said. Congress said Mr. Kejriwal’s announcement that those who consume

electricity up to 200 units will not be charged any tariff was totally inadequate as the discoms had looted the citizens of Delhi for the past one and a half years on the fixed charges andpension fund heads. The Congress called it another elec- tion gimmick by the Kejriwal government. “Before coming to power, Mr. Kejriwal used to say that private power companies are earning profit and the
Comptroller and Auditor General of India should audit their accounts. Now, he saying that the power companies are incurring losses. Mr. Kejriwal must clarify what is the truth,” Mr. Tiwari
said. Responding to Mr. Tiwari, AAP leader Atishi said, “Why does Tiwari not want the people of Delhi to get 200 units of electricity free? What are his and the BJP’s objection if an ordinary family living in Delhi that needs a basic

light, fan, mobile charger, fridge to live a dignifi ed life, is being provided 200 units of power free? As many as 60% of\ Delhi’s households consume less than 200 units of electricity per month.” She added, “As an MP, Tiwari gets free electricity. If he disapproves of free electricity for the rest of the people, why doesn’t he give up the perks

on electricity, housing, vehicle, and other facilities that he is getting at the cost of taxpayers?” “If we look at the BJP­ruled states, the electricity that costs ₹ 1,075 for 400 units in Delhi but costs ₹
 1,820 in Guru- gram. In Noida, 200 units cost 1,310, and 400 costs ₹ 1,480. We demand an
immediate CBI enquiry into the power scams across the country that are keeping tariffs so high,” Ms. Atishi said. Government announcing freebies is an election stunt, alleges BJP Cong. accuses CM of looting citizens on fixed charges


Private secretary of Lieutenant­Governor Anil Baijal was allegedly duped of ₹ 1.3 lakh after three authorised transactions were made from his bank account, the police said on Thursday. OTP requested Anoop Thakur in his complaint to police said he got to know about the fraud when
he received a text message on Tuesday requesting a ‘One Time Password’ for a transaction of ₹ 1,31,935.20 on his State Bank of India credit card. He was at work in Raj Ni-
was at 6.30 p.m. when he received the message. Mr Thakur said he immediately called the customer care service and complained about the matter after which his card was blocked. However, he was informed by the executive that three transactions have
already been made for the amount ₹ 48,000, ₹ 40,944 and ₹ 42,951.20.

Mr Thakur then approached Civil Lines police station on Wednesday and submitted his complaint. Deputy Commissioner of Police (North) Nupur Prasad said a case under Section 420 (Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property) of the IPC has been registered. The case has been transferred to district cyber cell,she added.