HC took cognisance of AAP proposal of providing electricity to all properties: Pathak

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) connected Thursday welcomed the Delhi High Court bid permitting energy connections to disputed oregon sealed properties.

Senior AAP person Durgesh Pathak said the connection for the aforesaid was passed by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi erstwhile AAP was successful power.

“We convey the Delhi High Court for taking cognisance of the connection passed by the AAP authorities and directing BSES (Bombay Suburban Electricity Supply) Rajdhani, BSES Yamuna and Tata Power to supply energy connections to each sealed homes [disputed properties] successful Delhi,” helium said astatine a property conference.

“The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) took power of the MCD successful 2007 and remained successful powerfulness until 2022, during which radical who migrated from different States and worked successful Delhi built homes with their beingness savings, lone to spot astir 1.50 lakh of them sealed by the BJP-ruled MCD,” helium said.

Mr. Pathak said successful 2021–22, the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) issued a notification directing that each properties successful Delhi, including slums, unauthorised colonies, resettlement colonies and disputed properties, indispensable person h2o connections.

Mr. Pathak said that respective residents approached the court, arguing that h2o could lone beryllium utilized if energy was available, and demanded energy connections.

“After AAP won the MCD predetermination successful 2023, the MCD House passed a unanimous solution connected February 26, 2024, directing BSES Rajdhani, BSES Yamuna and Tata Power Limited to supply energy connections successful the aforesaid mode that the DJB provides h2o connections,” helium said.

Hitting back, the BJP alleged that if successful 2020–21 the AAP authorities could bid the DJB to supply h2o connections to disputed properties, past wherefore could it not instruct powerfulness discoms to supply energy connections.

“The information is that determination was collusion betwixt AAP leaders and officials of backstage powerfulness companies. Together, they utilized to proviso stolen energy to disputed properties successful Delhi and gain crores from this amerciable business,” alleged Delhi BJP spokesperson Praveen Shankar Kapoor.