Lucknow, May 19 (UNI) Samajwadi Party (SP) President Akhilesh Yadav on Monday said that the common people are suffering due to the power crisis in the state, and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government has ruined the system.
In a statement issued here, Akhilesh said, "Ever since the BJP government is in power, it has not done anything to improve the power system. Due to lack of timely maintenance, the incidents of transformers getting damaged are increasing.
He said that amidst the increasing heat across the state, undeclared power cuts and tripping are proving to be painful for the people. "The BJP had made big claims to improve the power system. It had promised to provide 24-hour electricity to the people of the state, but the BJP's promise has remained false," he said.
The SP chief said, "Today the situation is such that the government is not able to provide 24-hour electricity to the big cities. The condition of small cities, towns and rural areas is bad. The entire government is completing the power roster only on paper."
He said that during the 8-year tenure of the BJP government, not even a single unit of electricity was produced in the state, nor was any power plant installed. "Whatever electricity the people of the state are getting today is from the power plants set up during the Samajwadi government. During the Samajwadi government, power plants were set up in many districts of the state including Etah, Kanpur Dehat. The BJP government also delayed the completion of these power plants," he said.
Akhilesh said that a detailed action plan was prepared during the Samajwadi government to increase the power supply in the state. "Along with the expansion of rural electrification, sufficient funds were given for underground cables. Special directives were given to prevent line losses and to repair transformers immediately in case of blowing. Today, the BJP government has started handing over the electricity to private companies to hide its shortcomings," he said.
He said that the people of the state are paying a heavy price for the inefficiency of the BJP government. "People are not getting electricity, but are getting the shock of increased electricity bills. The BJP government did not work in any field of production, transmission and distribution of electricity. This government is not even able to maintain the work done during the Samajwadi government," he said.
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