Tribune News Service
NEW DELHI, Dec 22 — Mr Satya Pal Jain, BJP MP from Chandigarh today urged the Centre to give the Union Territory its share of 3.5 per cent of energy being generated by Bhakra Beas Management Board.
Raising the issue under rule 377 in Lok Sabha today, Mr Jain said the Union Territory of Chandigarh came into existence after the partition of Punjab in 1966. Hence it is a "succeeding state" as per the Punjab Reorganisation Act, he said.
Mr Jain said that though every "succeeding state", as per law was entitled to its share in power produced by the BBMB, yet Chandigarh was denied its share, causing injustice to the city for the past 30 years.
Mr Jain said there was an acute shortage of power in Chandigarh and the Administration had to purchase power from outside because the city had no power plant of its own. It raised the cost of power which ultimately adversely affected the industry and employment.
The government, he said, should take steps to remove this injustice and make suitable arrangements for proper power supply to Chandigarh. He also urged the government to compensate the Union Territory for the losses suffered by it for the past three decades because of the denial of its legitimate claim by the Central Government.
He demanded that the Centre should accord approval to the setting up of a power plant in Chandigarh so that power shortage could be sorted out and demands of residents could be fulfilled at reasonable rates.
NEW DELHI, Dec 22 — Mr Satya Pal Jain, BJP MP from Chandigarh today urged the Centre to give the Union Territory its share of 3.5 per cent of energy being generated by Bhakra Beas Management Board.
Raising the issue under rule 377 in Lok Sabha today, Mr Jain said the Union Territory of Chandigarh came into existence after the partition of Punjab in 1966. Hence it is a "succeeding state" as per the Punjab Reorganisation Act, he said.
Mr Jain said that though every "succeeding state", as per law was entitled to its share in power produced by the BBMB, yet Chandigarh was denied its share, causing injustice to the city for the past 30 years.
Mr Jain said there was an acute shortage of power in Chandigarh and the Administration had to purchase power from outside because the city had no power plant of its own. It raised the cost of power which ultimately adversely affected the industry and employment.
The government, he said, should take steps to remove this injustice and make suitable arrangements for proper power supply to Chandigarh. He also urged the government to compensate the Union Territory for the losses suffered by it for the past three decades because of the denial of its legitimate claim by the Central Government.
He demanded that the Centre should accord approval to the setting up of a power plant in Chandigarh so that power shortage could be sorted out and demands of residents could be fulfilled at reasonable rates.
