Where Kejriwal restored power, they now pay lower bills
December 27, 2013 09:59
For those who think Arvind Kejriwal will not be able to deliver on his promises, here's a story: More than a year before becoming Delhi's chief minister-designate, Arvind Kejriwal had launched his "civil disobedience" movement from a house in Tigri Colony in South Delhi.
The house, which belonged to Bana Ram, was at the epicentre of the "Bijli Paani Satyagrah" in October 2012 as Kejriwal "restored" the power connection of the family that had been disconnected as it could not pay the "inflated" bill of Rs 15,000.Ram's extended family of 25 people -- of three brothers and their families -- lived on three floors but had one power meter between them. Now they have three separate meters and said each gets a bill of not more than Rs 1,500.
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The house, which belonged to Bana Ram, was at the epicentre of the "Bijli Paani Satyagrah" in October 2012 as Kejriwal "restored" the power connection of the family that had been disconnected as it could not pay the "inflated" bill of Rs 15,000.Ram's extended family of 25 people -- of three brothers and their families -- lived on three floors but had one power meter between them. Now they have three separate meters and said each gets a bill of not more than Rs 1,500.
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