Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday took a jibe at the Odisha government over the erratic power supply by reiterating that there is now a ‘governance deficit’ in the State.
Odisha is now witnessing a peculiar situation where the Minister, Secretary and MP are giving contradictory statements against each other, alleged Pradhan.
“This is a clear example of administrative failure in Odisha. Several states are getting power from coal generated from Odisha and there are hydro projects also. But unfortunately, the state is facing such power issues,” said Pradhan.
Pradhan further said that the state government had signed MoU with the power distribution company and they should now ask them to properly follow the conditions.
The Union Minister also slammed Odisha chief secretary for rapping the power company in a tweet. “If the head of the administration says such things will not be tolerated only after things slip out of hand, it is not justified. Minister is giving strange clarifications and the state government should focus on governance,” he added.
Meanwhile, the Odisha government and BJD leaders could not be contacted over the Union Minister’s allegations.