Bhopal, Mar 26: Opposition BJP members today walked out of the Madhya Pradesh assembly to protest power cuts in the state which they said were causing hardships to students, farmers and traders. During the question hour, the leader of opposition Babulal Gaur and some other BJP members, including Narottam Mishra and Bhupendra Singh charged that the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) was willing to sell power to Madhya Pradesh but the state government was not buying it. However, energy minister Bisahulal Singh said the Madhya Pradesh State Electricity Board (MPSEB) was not able to buy electricity from anywhere to supply between 7:00pm and 11:00pm. Singh said the issue was discussed with the NTPC which had promised to supply power it gives to Bihar, to the state from April 15.
Dissatisfied with the reply, the BJP members shouted slogans and walked out of the house to protest the state government policy of "not purchasing electricity which was causing problems to people."
Bureau Report