Importing coal by way of rail-ship-rail formulation illogical: Punjab AAP
CHANDIGARH: Slamming the Central authorities for steering the Punjab authorities to import coal by way of rail-ship-rail (RSR) formulation fairly than direct mode, the state’s ruling Aam Aadmi Social gathering (AAP) on Wednesday termed it an illogical resolution, which might put 3 times extra monetary burden on the state.
Social gathering’s chief spokesperson Malvinder Singh Kang advised the media that the choice of the Energy Ministry asking Punjab to elevate its home coal requirement by way of rail-ship-rail mode has “uncovered the BJP-led Centre authorities’s anti-Punjab face as soon as once more”.
Kang accused the BJP of defending the pursuits of the Adani Group and took the choice to move coal by Dahej-Mundra port fairly than adopting direct transport. “That is one more testomony that the BJP is a pro-corporate get together and has all the time been working to guard the curiosity of its company pals fairly than working for the frequent man.”
The spokesperson mentioned persistent honest efforts of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, the coal provide was resumed from the Pachhwara central coal mine in December final yr after a niche of greater than seven years to offer low-cost electrical energy provide to individuals of Punjab.
However with this newest resolution, the state authorities has to pay not less than three-time extra for transporting coal.
Kang alleged that the BJP has been “baffled by extraordinary working of the Mann authorities and it has been adopting totally different techniques to hinder progress of Punjab”. Nevertheless, the AAP authorities will proceed to work dedicatedly for the welfare of Punjab and can expose all of the nefarious designs of the Opposition, he added.