BHOPAL: PCC chief Kamal Nath on Wednesday alleged that the state government did not make adequate arrangements of coal supply when there was ample time.
Taking to Twitter, the former chief minister said, “At first, the government was denying there is a power crisis situation in Madhya Pradesh, or shortage of coal and undeclared power-cuts. And now, after many days, the Shivraj Singh Chouhan government has woken up from its slumber. Shivraj ji himself is admitting there is power shortage across the state, not enough supply. There is also the problem of coal.”
Nath claimed that the state government has not paid its previous dues for coal, thereby affecting its supply. “Dues for coal are yet to be paid and unannounced power cuts are also happening,” he said.
“But regrettably, the government is still lying about the reason for the power crisis. The truth is that there is a major shortage of coal. Coal is exhausted at many production units and about to be exhausted in other places,” the senior Congress leader claimed.
“The government did not make any alternative arrangements in time, nor did it pay the previous dues, which has affected the production. And now, it is giving the excuse of scanty rainfall, empty dams and water logging in coal mines,” Nath alleged.
Nath said that the power crisis occurred because of lack of foresight. “All this did not happen suddenly, why did the government not make alternative arrangements so that the situation would not arise. There is no power supply in rural areas for hours and farmers are a distraught lot,” he said.
