Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann and national convener of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday launched the “Roshan Punjab” campaign worth more than Rs 5,000 crore, claiming to make Punjab the first power cuts-free state of the country.

Addressing the gathering after launching the campaign, Kejriwal said no government at the Centre or state had ever dreamt of such a project.

"The industry sector is getting fourth lowest tariff in the country, agriculture sector is getting uninterrupted power and now this path-breaking initiative is being taken," he said.

For the first time, an investment of Rs 5,000 crore was being made to bring reforms in the power sector. Kejriwal said through this project, Punjab would receive uninterrupted 24-hour power supply by next year

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