New Delhi, BJP leaders and workers protested against the AAP government near the Delhi Secretariat on Friday over the increase in electricity prices in the city.
Addressing the protesters, Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva said the Kejriwal government has increased the power purchase adjustment charge (PPAC) without touching the per unit cost of power for political gains.
He claimed that it was Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal who brought PPAC to Delhi. He said, in 2015 PPAC was only 1.7 percent and now it has increased to 46 percent.
PPAC is a surcharge by discoms to cover fluctuations in power purchase costs.
The protesters tried to march from Shahidi Park in ITO towards Delhi Secretariat, but were stopped by the police. Some protesters, including Sachdeva, were detained while trying to cross the police barricade.
Earlier, Power Minister Atishi had alleged that BJP was spreading rumors regarding increase in electricity rates.
Addressing the protesters, Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva said the Kejriwal government has increased the power purchase adjustment charge (PPAC) without touching the per unit cost of power for political gains.
He claimed that it was Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal who brought PPAC to Delhi. He said, in 2015 PPAC was only 1.7 percent and now it has increased to 46 percent.
PPAC is a surcharge by discoms to cover fluctuations in power purchase costs.
The protesters tried to march from Shahidi Park in ITO towards Delhi Secretariat, but were stopped by the police. Some protesters, including Sachdeva, were detained while trying to cross the police barricade.
Earlier, Power Minister Atishi had alleged that BJP was spreading rumors regarding increase in electricity rates.