Patiala (Arvinder Joshan) The Punjab Government is reneging on all its promises to fight the Kovid 19 epidemic. If the idea principal. P. Singh or. Secretary Aam Aadmi Party while issuing a press note. He said that at present people were getting messages on their phones to pay their electricity bills saying that dear consumer, your bill is due. Surprisingly, power consumption has come down during the lockdown, but bills are rising. For example one consumer Mr. Manjinder Singh got Rs. 21590 / -, Mr. Jaspal Singh got Rs. 35180 / – while another got Rs. 134250 / -. The important question here is not more or less the bill. The question is that the lockdown has been going on for a long time and in this time the sources of income of the wage earners and ordinary traders have been cut off. The main problem right now is bread. Bills cannot be paid due to lack of money. Similarly, a laborer or employee who has taken a loan under duress is also compelled to pay the installments. Messages to pay installments are also coming. Principal J. P. Expressing sympathy with all these sections, Mr. Singh appealed to the Captain Government of Punjab to come out of the darkness and try to heal the real wounds of the people during the lockdown. Electricity bills or debts will still be paid if people survive. The government should pay attention to this and adopt a pro-people policy for electricity bills and loan installments. It should also seek the cooperation of opposition parties.
