Arvind Kejriwal-led govt announces free electricity up to 200 units in Delhi, says effort to extend 'khaas aadmi' privilege to 'aam aadmi'
FirstpostIn a press conference on Thursday, Kejriwal said that many ‘high-profile’ MPs, MLAs, and officers had free electricity and he was only trying to extend that ‘privilege’ to the general public. The Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party government in Delhi has announced free electricity up to 200 units for the residents of the National Capital. In a press conference on Thursday, Keirjwal said that many “high-profile” MPs, MLAs, and officers had free electricity and he was only trying to extend that “privilege” to the general public_._ “No one calls the free electricity of high-profile people ‘freebies’, so what am I doing wrong if I’m trying to extend the same privilege to the aam aadmi? pic.twitter.com/j7cdmwH3Qz — ANI August 1, 2019 Hailed the decision as historic, Kejriwal also said, “On one hand, there is an improvement in the power industry and on the other hand, people are getting cheap and continuous electricity.” “People used to pay Rs 622 for 200 units of electricity till yesterday, now it’s free.