AAP holds protest over ‘costly’ power in Punjab; police use water cannons

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Chandigarh, January 10: The main opposition party—Aam Aadmi Party—on Friday held a protest against the “rising” power tariff, and power purchase agreements signed during the previous SAD-BJP government with private plants.

Police used water cannons to stop party leaders, including MP Bhagwant Mann, MLAs Harpal Singh Cheema, Kultar Singh Sandhwan and workers from moving towards the residence of Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh.

As part of the protest, the AAP had planned to ‘gherao’ the official residence of Amarinder. PTI