Issues of corruption and non-governance in Punjab continue to be raked up. Nothing changes except party in power.
Chandigarh: One has to begin from 2016, if not earlier. Here are some quotes, past and present: April 18, 2016: There is something wrong at the bottom as the power has been purchased at inflated rates by ignoring the state owned power plant. Why they did not stop the payments when one of the companies fail to deposit the penalty. We demand a high level probe into the purchases," Congress MLA and former Leader of Opposition, Punjab said. The leader was now state Congress chief Sunil Jakhar. Then on Feb 05, 2018: Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) president, Sunil Jakhar on Sunday said he has written a letter to Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh a week ago to investigate power purchase agreements (PPA) inked with private power companies. He said he has asked for a high-level inquiry into PPAS with private plants near Talwandi Sabo and renegotiation of the tariffs. In-between, the Punjab Congress manifesto for February 2017 assembly elections on page 98 prom...