The Congress on Wednesday said it would closely watch if the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Government succeeds in its mission of giving electricity at reduced price and free water to the people of Delhi.
"We will see if the Delhi government has that much budget that they can give electricity at half the price till 400 units and free water," Congress leader Shobha Ojha said.
Earlier in the day, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia announced that people using under 400 units would be provided electricity at half the price from March 1 and 20,000 litres water each month shall be free per household.
"We had promised to reduce power tariffs, the families using power till 400 units will get it on half the price. This will be effective from the 1st of March. Those families using more than 400 units will have to pay the entire bill," Sisodia said at a press conference here.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) had promised a 50 percent reduction in power tariff and clean drinking water at affordable prices in its 70-point election manifesto to the people of Delhi.
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