Navjot Singh Sidhu has not paid electrical energy invoice of ₹4.2 lakhs since Aug 21

Ahead of the upcoming Vidhan Sabha polls in Punjab, Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu has been embroiled in an issue over the non-payment of electrical energy dues, reported India Today.
The Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has issued a pending invoice of ₹4,22,330 on January 19 this 12 months. Navjot Singh Sidhu has not paid the electrical energy invoice of his residence in Amristar for the previous 6 months. The newest invoice issued by the PSPCL additionally contains surcharge and curiosity, which have been incurred on the unpaid dues.
Despite defaulting on the fee since August 2021, Sidhu’s electrical energy connection has remained intact. India Today reported that this isn’t the primary time since he didn’t pay his invoice. In July final 12 months, he created a hullaballoo after PSPCL handed him a invoice of ₹8,74,784.
Punjab already supplies 9000 Crore Subsidy however we should do extra for Domestic & Industrial client giving energy at Rs 3-5 per unit as a substitute of surcharge inflated Rs 10-12 per unit, alongside 24-hour provide with No Power-Cuts & Free Power (Upto 300 Units).. It is certainly achievable.— Navjot Singh Sidhu (@sherryontopp) July 4, 2021
In a tweet of July 4, 2021, Navjot Singh Sidhu had demanded free energy provide of as much as 300 items to home customers. “Punjab already provides 9000 Crore Subsidy but we must do more for Domestic & Industrial consumer giving power at Rs 3-5 per unit instead of surcharge inflated Rs 10-12 per unit, along with 24-hour supply with No Power-Cuts & Free Power (Upto 300 Units)…It is definitely achievable,” the Punjab Congress chief wrote.
The BJP has questioned Sidhu on his doublespeak. BJP chief Vineet Joshi slammed, “Navjot Sidhu, on one hand, is raising the issue of losses caused by the mafias to the state exchequer and is looting his own government on the other. He is a defaulter and the PSPCL is not daring to disconnect his power connection due to his influence.”
NRI sister makes critical allegations towards Navjot Singh Sidhu
On Friday (January 28), Sidhu’s sister Suman Tur alleged that he had thrown her and their mom out of dwelling in 1986 after the loss of life of their father. Weeping inconsolably, Tur revealed the heart-rending story of how their mom was “left to die unattended by her son, after the demise of her beloved husband.” Their mom died at Delhi railway station unattended in 1989, Tur claimed.
“We have endured harsh situations. My mother was in the hospital for four months. I have documentary evidence to back my claims,” Tur mentioned. Calling Sidhu a “cold-blooded person”, Tur, an NRI and US citizen, alleged that her brother didn’t even trouble to supply condolences after the tragic loss of life in an accident of his eldest sister and different members of the family. She urged the general public to hunt solutions from Sidhu on the matter.