Goemkarponn Desk
PANAJI: Power Minister Nilesh Cabral today said that he is ready for a debate on power if Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is in Goa.
“I am ready for a debate with Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal if he is in Goa; The power scheme announced by him in Goa is only for Delhi people who have their second homes in Goa. This scheme is not feasible in the state,” said Cabral
He further said that as per records Delhi Power Department owes Rs 2,000 crore in debt to the power generation company due to their free units scheme and that he was afraid that power in Delhi maybe snapped at any time.
“I am happy to tell all Goans that our government has regulatory been paying all dues to the power generation company on timely basis, It is easy to fool people by saying power will be given free. Instead of giving free power, we have already given so much more money to the people,” Cabral said.
The ruling BJP and a resurgent AAP have been engaging in a war of words for the last few days over theDelhi power tariff model, which Delhi AAP CM Arvind Kejriwal promised to emulate in Goa if the party wins the 2022 state assembly polls.
Chadda, who was in Goa earlier and Goa Power Minister Nilesh Cabral were also involved in a verbal feud after the former accepted Cabral’s challenge for a public debate on the power tariff in both the states.
Meanwhile, Cabral informed that the power department had earned Rs 274 crore through the One Time settlement scheme (OTS).
