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THE PRICE OF POWER

unjab chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann knows there is little room to manoeuvre, but he is trying to stay true to the pre-poll promises of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). So, following on the Delhi AAP model, every domestic consumer in Punjab will now get 300 units of free power per month from July this year. But it comes with a rider—cross the threshold and use more, and you pay for all of it. Among those who get a pass are Dalit homes, along with those of

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