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Rajya Sabha adjourned as Opposition protests disrupt Question Hour
Rajya Sabha Chairman Radhakrishnan adjourned the House until 2 pm after Opposition protests disrupted Question Hour. Power Minister Manohar Lal told MPs that India had met its highest-ever peak power demand of…
The Story in Brief
Rajya Sabha Chairman Radhakrishnan adjourned the House until 2 pm after Opposition protests disrupted Question Hour. Power Minister Manohar Lal told MPs that India had met its highest-ever peak power demand of 270.8 GW, against available generation capacity of 284 GW. He said the government was preparing for an anticipated peak demand of 300 GW next year.
Lal said there was no power shortage anywhere in the country and that Chhattisgarh was not facing one. He added that the government would examine local problems linked to delayed power projects if they were reported. Opposition members are seeking discussions on several issues, including alleged police action against student protesters during a 20 July demonstration in Delhi, and statements from the prime minister and home minister.
The Indian Opinion
The claim that Parliament was entirely non-functional is exaggerated, but repeated protests did prevent a meaningful Question Hour. The government’s nationwide no-shortage claim also needs careful testing, since the minister acknowledged that local problems could arise from delayed projects. The useful measure is not just installed capacity or peak supply, but how many households and industries face outages, and for how long, during next summer’s 300 GW demand.
Source: nationalheraldindia.com
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