Mohali: Punjab Police have registered FIR towards 23 members of the Aam Aadmi Party together with MP and state unit chief Bhagwant Mann. This comes after he was detained on Saturday amid AAP’s protest towards the state authorities over the problem of energy scarcity.
FIR has been registered towards Bhagwant Mann and MLA Harpal Singh Cheema, together with 200 unknown individuals, who had been protesting close to Punjab CM Amarinder Singh’s home in Mohali yesterday, Mohali SSP knowledgeable.
Police on Saturday used water cannon to disperse AAP staff led by Bhagwant Mann who had been making an attempt to “gherao” the residence of Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh at Siswan, of their protest towards frequent energy cuts within the state.
In view of the protest, police deployment was strengthened with multi-layered barricades put up on the highway resulting in the chief minister’s farmhouse.
AAP staff carrying occasion flags pressured their means via the primary layer of barricades. Police started utilizing a water cannon to disperse them as they reached the second layer.
Punjab is witnessing worrying energy shortages with city and rural areas going through lengthy hours of load shedding amid scorching warmth.
In a bid to deal with the problem, the Punjab state authorities ordered a discount in timings of state authorities workplaces and decreased energy provide to excessive energy-consuming industries. Punjab CM additionally appealed to all authorities workplaces to make even handed use of electrical energy, as peak demand within the state lately touched 14500 MW.
Meanwhile, AAP leaders have been criticising the Congress authorities for having “failed” to supply 24-hour electrical energy provide to folks at cheaper charges.
The opposition is attacking the CM Amarinder Singh-led authorities by accusing it of not offering ample electrical energy to shoppers, particularly to paddy growers for sowing crops.
The challenge of electrical energy provide is gaining momentum forward of the upcoming meeting election as Delhi CM and AAP’s nationwide convener Arvind Kejriwal promised 300 items of free electrical energy within the state if his occasion wins the polls.
(With Agency Inputs)
