SAD leaders protest unscheduled power cuts

In all six constituencies of the city, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leaders staged protests against the AAP government, opposing the prolonged power cuts imposed in the severe heat wave conditions due to which the common man was suffering. These protests were held under the leadership of halqa in-charges and SAD leaders of the area.

Paropkar Singh Ghuman, vice-president, SAD, Punjab, said Punjab was a power surplus state during the regime of the SAD-BJP government and today, the people are suffering due to unscheduled power cuts for long hours in all sectors — domestic, industrial and agricultural.

“The power cuts should be stopped to provide a respite to the people as temperatures are touching 42-43°C and the outages were adding to the residents’ woes. I want to say that those who have not been released DA instalments, as an advocate, I will fight their cases free of cost,” said Ghuman.

The SAD staged district-wise protests to protest against the ongoing power cuts throughout the state.

As part of the initiative, another protest was organised outside the electricity office at Cheema Chowk on RK Road, under the leadership of Amit Gosai, the halqa in-charge for the Central constituency. Addressing the gathering during the protest, senior SAD leaders Ravinder Pal Singh Khalsa and Harpal Singh Kohli asserted that the current government shows absolutely no concern — neither for the persistent power cuts nor for the plight of the business community. They noted that cases of extortion, robbery and murder make headlines in newspapers every single day, while local MLAs are busy seeking kickbacks in construction of houses and commercial buildings.

Maheshinder Grewal, another senior SAD leader, said the AAP government had miserably failed to deliver in the state, may be its campaign against drugs, education drive or power surplus claims, everything was mere a whitewash. And people have come to know about the actual situation in the state.

Party leader Ranjit Singh Dhillon also held a protest along with his workers and raised slogans against the AAP government in the state.