Date: December 2, 2013.
PRESS RELEASE
“DERC and Delhi government joined together
to cheat Delhi consumers”
Professor Jagdish Mukhi, sitting
MLA and former Minister for Finance charged Delhi government and DERC for
excessively high rates of electricity. He was on a canvassing trail in his
Janakpuri constituency and addressing his party workers.
“The tariff plan was changed at
the instance of the Chief Minister. DERC did not function as an autonomous body
but acted at the behest of the Delhi government. In the first instance the bills sent to
consumers were inflated manifold and subsequently given just token relief. This
was a total betrayal of faith on the part of the government and the Electric
supply companies. ”
Continuing his charge of
collusion between the two, Professor Mukhi continued, “If the Congress
government and the private companies were honest in their dealings, they would
have agreed to an audit by the CAG. Their unwillingness to have their accounts
audited by CAG is proof enough that they have much to hide. The companies have
doctored their balance sheets and given a wrong picture to the people with a
view to find justification for enhancement of rates. ”
Professor Mukhi cast severe
doubts over the role of DERC. “It should have been headed by a retired judge of
the High Court. That would have inspired faith in its judicial functioning. In
its present form it is being manipulated by the government.”
“First the government allowed the
private companies to enhance the rates for supply to Delhi consumers. Now the
companies have been allowed to sell electricity even to other States. This is
when cuts in supply to Delhi are becoming frequent. ”
Professor Mukhi concluded by
asserting that the Congress government had no policy or plans to come up to the
expectations of the people of Delhi. The people have lost faith in the promises
and announcements being made by the Congress government from time to time.
Delhi voters have now made up their mind to handover the governance of Delhi to
Dr. Harshvardhan of the BJP under the inspiring leadership of Narendra Modi.
Narendra Chawla
Media Incharge
