Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Thursday stated that former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh was faraway from his put up after he had refused to waive electrical energy payments of the poor, The Indian Categorical reported.
Gandhi made the remarks whereas addressing an election rally in Punjab’s Fatehgarh Sahib city.
In September, Singh had stepped down as Punjab chief minister amid a tussle with state celebration president Navjot Singh Sidhu. He was changed by Congress chief Charanjit Singh Channi.
In October, Singh give up the Congress and floated his personal celebration, the Punjab Lok Congress. He later introduced an alliance with the Bhartiya Janata Social gathering for the upcoming Meeting elections within the state.
Throughout Thursday’s rally, Gandhi claimed that Singh had rejected his request to supply free electrical energy to the poor, saying that he had a contract with the facility supplying firms, ANI reported.
“I requested him [Singh] whether or not he has a contract with the facility firms or he has a contract with the individuals of Punjab,” Gandhi stated, in keeping with The Indian Categorical.
He added that after Channi was appointed because the chief minister, electrical energy payments of the poor value Rs 1500 crore had been waived.
“Not solely this, however he [Channi] additionally informed me that he was additionally decreasing the petrol and diesel costs and even water payments,” the Congress MP stated. “I assumed that he’s the proper man who can rework Punjab.”
Voting in Punjab will happen in a single section on February 20. The outcomes might be introduced on March 10.