Rahul Gandhi to lead protest against Delhi power crisis

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi will lead a 'mashal juloos' on May 28 to protest the power and water crisis in the national capital.

Published: May 24, 2016, 4:49 PM IST

New Delhi, May 24: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi will lead a ‘mashal juloos’ on May 28 to protest the power and water crisis in the national capital. (Read: Prashant Kishore’s CAG, that ran Narendra Modi’s poll campaign, asked to show income sources)

“Rahul ji will lead the Mashal Juloos against Power/Water woes – And the apathy of the government in Delhi on May 28 from Rajghat at 6.30 p.m.!” Delhi Congress chief Ajay Maken tweeted on Tuesday.

Delhi has been reeling under a power crisis for the past few days.

Last week, Delhi saw the peak power demand at 6,188 MW, the highest since the privatisation of power distribution in Delhi in 2002.

The peak power demand touched 5,846 MW in June last year.

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