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Pb Cong Alleges Irregularity in Elect Purchase From Rajpura Thermal Power Station

[Jalandhar,Punjab]Punjab Cong Alleges Irregularity in Electricity Purchase From Rajpura Thermal Power Station
State Congress today sought clarification from Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal in this regard and demanded a discussion in the state assembly.
As per Punjab Congress leader Sunil Jhakhand , there is wide gap between the purchasing rate and the payment made
Jhakhand claimed that Sukhbir in a written reply in the assembly said electricity was being purchased at Rs 3.59 and Rs 3.99 per unit for Rajpura and Talwandi thermal plants respectively.
“In the same reply, Sukhbir said from January 1, 2015 to January 31, 2016, a total of 7055 million unit was purchased for Rs 3112.03 crore from Rajpura plant and 3291.52 million unit was purchased for Rs 1562.27 crore from Talwandi plant.
“f calculations are made on the basis of these figures then, electricity was purchased at the rate of Rs 4.41 and Rs 4.62 respectively which is a difference of 63-83 paisa per unit from the stated rate,”