Budgam: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and National Conference leader Omar Abdullah, on Saturday, asked the people of Budgam to install meters to avail the 200-unit free electricity he has promised ahead of the Budgam bypolls.
Speaking to reporters in Budgam, Abdullah warned against increasing the electricity bill if the public does not install meters and avail the promised 200-unit electricity (/topic/200-unit-electricity).
“Don’t you want the 200 unit (electricity)? Whom will you hold responsible if your electricity bill increases? I would want everyone to install meters and gain a benefit of 200 units,” he said.
Abudullah has begun the election campaign for the NC candidates in Budgam, Agha Syed Mehmood. The seat will undergo polling for the by-elections on November 11, following Omar Abdullah’s resignation from the constituency.
He said, “It is my responsibility to campaign for the NC candidate as the public of Budgam bestowed their trust on me and I want to fulfil that responsibility.”
Earlier on Friday, the Chief Minister campaigned for Agha Syed Mehmood, saying, “I have promised the people of Jammu and Kashmir that anyone whose electricity bill is below 200 units, their bill will be considered nil…They won’t have to pay…That’s why we have installed meters,” he said.
Install meters to avail 200-unit free electricity: CM
