Aam Aadmi Party [AAP] Leader, Mr. Arvind Kejriwal a former Commissioner of the Income Tax Department, a man of the highest Integrity, early this morning in an e-mail Exposed the Corrupt Nexus between Congress chief minister Sheila Dikshit and the Power Companies in Delhi managed by Mr Anil Ambani which have resulted in a massive Loot of the Common Man.
Mr. Kejriwal first invited the Scam scarred Sheila Dikshit [involvement in Commonwealth Games Scam] for a Public Debate but she did not turn up and sent feelers that her Son would take on Mr. Kejriwal. However, that didn’t happen either and thus AAP decided to expose the Nexus of Congress Government with Private Power Companies of Reliance & Anil Ambani Looting the Common Man of Delhi.
Electricity was privatized in Delhi in the year 2002. Mrs Sheila Dikshit, at that time, said that since the distribution losses in Delhi were very high, electricity was being privatized. The private companies would bring in efficiency and reduce distribution losses. Once distribution losses were brought down, the benefits would be passed on to the consumers and electricity rates in Delhi would be reduced. In 2002, distribution losses were more than 50%. Losses have been brought down to 15% but Power Tariffs have been increased manifold in the last few years.
Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) fixes power tariffs in Delhi. In 2010, Mr Brijender Singh was the Chairperson of DERC and an honest man. The companies approached him saying that they had incurred a loss of Rs 630 crores and power tariffs in Delhi should be increased. When he studied their accounts, he discovered that the companies had actually made huge profits of Rs 3577 crores. So, he drafted an order saying that the power tariffs in Delhi ought to be DECREASED by 23%.
But Mr Brijender Singh retired by then. Mrs Dikshit appointed a very pliable person called Mr P D Sudhakar as the next Chairperson. Mr Sudhakar immediately accepted whatever was presented to him by the companies without verifying their claims. He accepted that the companies were making losses and started increasing power tariffs in Delhi. Since he assumed office in 2011, power tariffs have been increased by a whopping 150%
What is the Modus Operandi of Power Companies in Delhi Electricity Scam ?
Delhi is a power surplus state. DISCOMS have created several sister companies. The surplus power is sold by DISCOMS to their sister concerns at prices much lower than purchase price, thus creating huge artificial losses. The sister concerns, in turn, sell this power at much higher rates in the market.
The DISCOMs do not account for revenues from several entities. For instance, in 2008, they showed revenues from Delhi Jal Board and Delhi International Airport as zero. Obviously that cannot be true.
In 2011, in a test check, it was revealed that these companies were showing zero revenues from almost 10% of Delhi?s consumers. When these consumers were approached, they said they had paid their bills. Then where did their money go? Are these companies taking revenues from several consumers in some undisclosed accounts?
Where is Anil Ambani Involved in the Delhi Electricity scam ?
Two of the three DISCOMS in Delhi are owned by Mr Anil Ambani led Reliance Group.
Also Santosh Koli the Dare Devil Lady of the Aam Aadmi Party became a Martyr in this struggle as she could not recover after the so called Hit & Run Accident [everybody knows who has a HAND in her Murder].