PunjabChief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh denied allegations of Aam Aadmi Party(AAP) workers that he has refused permission for Arvind Kejriwal's pressconference in Chandigrah tomorrow.
Earlierthis morning, AAP's Punjab unit Chief Raghav Chadha tweeted, “@capt_amarinder'sfear of Kejriwal has reached a point where his office has denied us permissionto hold press conference at the pre-decided venue. Nevertheless,@ArvindKejriwal will make a mega announcement tomorrow in Chandigarh which willsend 440volt current to Capt & his party."
Meanwhile,reacting to same allegations, Punjab CM tweeted, "Totally not true, we letArvind Kejriwal address a rally here just few days back so why should we stophim now having a press conference? If he wants I'd be happy to arrange hislunch too. The Aam Aadmi Party just wants to do drama even if it meanslying," he added.
Theallegation that AAP has been denied permission to hold press conference came afterDelhi CM Arvind Kejriwal announced his scheduled visit to Chandigarh tomorrow viatweet and raked up the issue of inflated power bills in Punjab.
Kejriwalhas announced 200 units of free electricity for all in Punjab if AAP forms thegovernment in the state after next year's assembly elections.
Ina tweet, he said, "In Delhi, we provide 200 units of free electricity toevery family. The women are very happy. Women in Punjab are unhappy withinflation. The AAP government will provide 200 units of free electricity forall in Punjab".