200 units free power!  CONG PLAYS POWER GAMES

200 units of free power every month is not only limited to Dalits, backward and minorities, it is for everyone, every household —Siddaramaiah

NT Correspondent

Chikkodi: Ahead of the crucial Karnataka Assembly polls this summer when it is hoping to rebound to power, the Congress party on Wednesday did an 'AAP' promising to provide every household in the state with 200 units of free electricity every month in the event of the party coming to power.

Claiming that this was the party's "first guarantee" to the people ahead of the polls, the Congress made this commitment as it began its statewide election bus tour titled 'Praja Dhwani Yatre' in Belagavi on Wednesday.

The party has even given it a name- 'Gruha Jyothi Yojane' and says that with the rising prices of essential commodities and the issue of unemployment, it is imperative that Karnataka deserves a government that thinks about public welfare and wellbeing.

To help Kannadigas "fight the onslaught of price rise" and save up for essentials such as food, education for children, and healthcare, the Congress on coming to power would provide 200 units electricity, free of cost, to every household in Karnataka, it said.

Making the announcement at a party convention here, as part of the statewide tour, State Congress President DK Shivakumar said, "through our first guarantee of providing 200 units of free power to every household, we have expressed our commitment to brighten every house with light." Leader of Opposition Siddaramaiah said 200 units of free power every month is not only limited to Dalits, backward and minorities, it is for everyone, every household. 

Pointing out that the BJP had promised to provide 10 hours of three-phase power, he said , " did they give? we had promised to provide it (three phase) 7 hours and fulfilled our commitment (while in power last time). Now we have said 200 units of free power and we will fulfill this promise at any cost."