Punjab BJP president Kewal Singh Dhillon on Sunday said widespread protests by farmers across the state had belied Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann’s claims of Punjab being a surplus state and that the government was providing eight hours of uninterrupted power supply to run tubewells.
Dhillon said erratic electricity supply had forced farmers to rely on costly diesel-powered generators, sharply escalating their cultivation costs.
He said farmers at several places were forced to replant their paddy crop.
He said it was unfortunate that farmers in every corner of Punjab could be seen surrounding power stations and grids, braving the scorching heat to stage protests and block roads.
