Refusing to give credit for uninterrupted power supply to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government, Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva said that the electricity supply was laid down in 2014 during President’s Rule in Delhi and previous government was only indulged in corruption on the pretext of providing electricity.
He said that people of Delhi clearly remember Arun Jaitley’s budget speech in which he mentioned the poor state of Delhi’s electricity supply and emphasized investments in electricity infrastructure.
“The Central government allocated Rs 675 crores for new power plants and Rs 200 crores for strengthening power transformers and wires in Delhi,” he added.
Sachdeva further said that private companies involved in power distribution also made efforts to improve power production and supply. However, it is unfortunate that the Arvind Kejriwal government, between 2015 and 2025, has only been involved in corruption under the guise of electricity supply.
The comments came after AAP leader Atishi accused the BJP of failing to ensure power supply, alleging that outages have surged since the party has formed government in the national capital.
“Before the AAP government came to power, long power cuts were normal in the national capital. Every household used to have inverters. But after Arvind Kejriwal became the chief minister of Delhi in February 2015, power cuts became history,” she had said in a press conference.
In a counter attack, Sachdeva said that providing round-the-clock electricity is a fundamental duty of any government.
He also questioned Atishi, asking her whether it is not true that while showcasing 24-hour electricity supply in Delhi, the Arvind Kejriwal government colluded with private companies to engage in electricity subsidy and PPA scams.
The AAP and BJP have been at loggerheads on various issues related to Delhi, ever since the BJP assumed office in the city.
