New Delhi, March 13 : Delhi Congress President Anil Kumar Chaudhary on Saturday alleged that the power companies have robbed the people of Delhi to the tune of Rs 11,622 crore in the last six years through power subsidy, and demanded an audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG).
Addressing a press conference here, Kumar said there should be no power tariff hike till the power companies operating in Delhi are subjected to an audit by the CAG.
He said, “The power companies were having secret parleys with the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government to increase the power tariff in a quid pro-quo arrangement. But the Congress will oppose any such move as the power subsidy was a major scam with thousands of crores filling the pockets of the corrupt that needed to be probed.” The Congress leader asked the Delhi government to promise the people that no tariff hike would be allowed till the power distribution companies undergo the CAG audit.
He alleged that in the last six years, the Kejriwal government had transferred Rs 11,662 crore into the accounts of the power companies for which there is no proper accounting.
Kumar said the power companies were not only demanding a tariff hike but also want a review of the present eight per cent surcharge towards accumulated deficit, and approve a revised surcharge to ensure time-bound recovery of regulatory assets or revenue gap.
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