Goyal blames “corrupt” DMK, AIADMK for losses in TN power
Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday blamed the “corrupt” DMK and AIADMK and their party-led governments for losses in the power sector in Tamil Nadu. (Hindustan Times Photo)
Union Power Minister Piyush Goyalon Sunday blamed the “corrupt” DMK and AIADMK and their party-led governments for losses in the power sector in Tamil Nadu.
“For the past so many years, Tamil Nadu has only seen corruption, corruption and corruption… there is a race to the bottom between the two, as if they are fighting for a certificate in corruption,” Goyal said while blaming DMK and AIADMK of ‘ruining’ the state in their respective rules.
Highlighting statistics since 2008-09, when DMK was in power in Tamil Nadu, Goyal said state discoms had suffered a loss ranging between Rs 8,000 crore to Rs 12,000 crore in the subsequent years and alleged that both DMK and AIADMK governments were responsible for the losses accrued by power generation companies.
On AIADMK’s poll promise of giving 100 units of free power to all, he said such “free power will be no power” in the future. Goyal, who had earlier created a flutter with his Chief Minister “Jayalalithaa is inaccesible” remarks, made similar allegations against DMK President M Karunanidhi, saying the two parties were run by “leaders who are disconnected” with people.
“I have not met him (Karunanidhi) as he is not in government. But I suspect he will be as inaccessible (as Jayalalithaa). I will challenge anybody, the media; does anybody has the access either to Chief Minister or the opposition leader (Karunanidhi).”
“Can you meet them? You can’t. I don’t think you can. Both these parties are run by leaders who are disconnected with the people of the state,” he told reporters, responding to a question in this regard.