How far is Arvind Kejriwal's pledge to supply power to people in Delhi at half the current price, if the Aam Aadmi Party is elected to power in Delhi, likely to appeal to voters? Is it a realistic promise or has Kejriwal also resorted to making sky-high promises that all political parties make before the elections?
Q. How much truth is there in the story that Arvind Kejriwal is pursuing? Is there rampant corruption is electricity board? if not 50 percent, how much is it realistically possible? Asked by: Siddharth
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04:31 PM, Apr 29, 2013
New Delhi: The Aam Admi Party (AAP) on Sunday said its protest march in the national capital stands cancelled as Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit telephoned a party representative and agreed to accept letters written to her by residents over inflated water and power bills. "We were planning to hold a protest march from Jantar Mantar to the chief minister's residence. But she called up one of the AAP representative today...
12:51 PM, Apr 28, 2013
New Delhi: Activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal has announced that he would call off his 14-day long fast against inflated bills on Saturday. Kejriwal has been fasting since March 23 against inflated power and water bills. While addressing the press in New Delhi, Kejriwal said that he wanted to break his fast with Anna Hazare. "Will break my fast at 5 pm on Saturday. Wanted to break my fast with Anna Hazare...
02:17 PM, Apr 05, 2013
New Delhi: The fast of AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal against "inflated" power and water bills on Thursday entered the 13th day with the party announcing that it will organise an all-religion prayer meeting on Friday. In a statement, AAP said that so far, 9.6 lakh Delhiites have signed up for their 'Civil Disobedience Movement' which will enter the second stage on Saturday when activists will reconnect connections snapped after non-payment...
08:32 PM, Apr 04, 2013
It is Day 11 of Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal's fast against inflated power and water bills in Delhi. ...
10:21 PM, Apr 02, 2013
It is Day 11 of Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal's fast against inflated power and water bills in Delhi. The AAP leader has lost 7 kgs during his fast, but his vitals are normal. ...
01:22 PM, Apr 02, 2013
Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal's fast against Delhi's power tariff has entered the tenth day on Monday. AAP members will deliver over 6 lakh letters signed by Delhiites to Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit. ...
09:27 AM, Apr 01, 2013
As Arvind Kejriwal's indefinite fast against "inflated" power bills entered the ninth day on Sunday, his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) said it will deliver on Monday over 6.38 lakh letters it collected from Delhiites to Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit urging her to cut power tariff. ...
12:27 PM, Mar 31, 2013
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal's indefinite fast to protest against inflated electricity and water bills in Delhi entered the sixth day on Thursday. ...
11:59 PM, Mar 28, 2013
As Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal enters fourth day of his indefinite fast against "illegal" electricity and water bills in Delhi, the turnout of people in Sundernagri, where he is holding what he calls a "civil disobedience movement", remains thin. While there has been a departure in strategy with most volunteers focussing on 264 wards in Delhi, the question is, did Kejriwal ask for too much when...
08:40 AM, Mar 26, 2013
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal's indefinite fast urging people not to pay "inflated" power bills entered the second day on Sunday with his party claiming that over 36,000 people have signed up for its Disobedience Movement. ...
10:17 PM, Mar 24, 2013
New Delhi: The man whose power connection was reconnected by anti-corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal bowed to the law after he sold off his television set to take a loan and pay his bill dues. Roshan Sharma said, "My family and I were being harassed. So I sold our TV and took a loan to pay our Rs 4500-bill." FIRs have been filed against the Delhi households whose power connections Kejriwal...
09:09 AM, Oct 10, 2012
While his revelations against Robert Vadra took everybody by surprise, it is Arvind Kejriwal's continuous campaign against the power price hike that seems to gain some popular support. ...
07:47 PM, Oct 08, 2012
New Delhi: Social activist Arvind Kejriwal on Monday protested at the office of Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) against inflated electricity bills. Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Vijay Goel, who was already present at the protest venue, gheraoed the Chairman of the DERC, PD Sudhakar. They demanded that the electricity price be reduced and new tenders be issued. Responding to a query, Goel said that Kejriwal was welcome to...
02:35 PM, Oct 08, 2012
New Delhi: In his run-up to the Delhi Assembly elections, anti-corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal took on the Delhi government on Sunday, burning electricity bills, which he said were inflated, in Satyam Puram area of Jharoda Kalan. It is an unauthorised colony where Kailash Sharma, a middle aged shop keeper died of a heart attack as he tried to retrieve his meter from the hand of a Delhi Police enforcement team....
03:21 PM, Oct 07, 2012
New Delhi: A defiant anti-corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal will take to the streets again on Sunday and is expected to burn inflated electricity bills in the capital again. Kejriwal is taking on the Delhi government over inflated electricity bills and will continue his campaign for Delhi Assembly Elections by burning electricity bills simultaneously at four different places in the capital on Sunday. After fulfilling his promise of restoring the electric...
07:28 AM, Oct 07, 2012
New Delhi: Live updates: 11.40 am: Protesters burn electricity bills. Arvind Kejriwal calls it a 'bijli paani satyagraha' against inflated electricity and water bills. "The Congress government has created anarchy in Delhi. How will a poor man who earns Rs 9,000 pay a bill of Rs 15,000?" asks Kejriwal. 10.30 am: Asking everyone to unite against corruption, anti-corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal says, "Everyone will have to be fearless. We have...
10:40 AM, Oct 06, 2012
New Delhi: Anti-corruption activist and India Against Corruption (IAC) member Arvind Kejriwal will on Saturday launch his campaign for the Delhi Assembly elections and his stir against the inflated power bills in the capital. He is expected to kick off his campaign against soaring electricity bills by restoring the power connection of a daily wage earner, who had approached him for help after being unable to pay his bills. Kejriwal...
07:25 AM, Oct 06, 2012
Srinagar: With more than three power cuts a day, people in Srinagar are finding it difficult to beat the heat during peak summers. The government, however, is in no mood to relax the power curtailment schedule, and insists that the crisis will only end when the people start paying the market price for electricity. Meanwhile, for students like Samir, preparations for their Class 10 examinations have turned more difficult. They...
09:40 AM, Jul 03, 2012
BANGALORE: The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) on Monday announced an average 13 paise hike per unit in tariffs across different classes of consumers. Around 141.52 lakh domestic consumers and people using IP sets below 10 HP power will have to pay 10 paise more for electricity, while all other categories of consumers, including industries and commercial installations, will pay 20 paise more per unit.The hike will come into effect...
10:24 AM, May 01, 2012
