Residents in Harkesh Nagar fill buckets and drums with water from a Delhi Jal Board tanker (Photo | Somrita Ghosh) 
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Delhi polls: Will levy charge of 1 rupee for water, power supply if BJP comes to power says party MP

Slamming Kejriwal government's free water and power supply scheme, the West Delhi MP said the token charge will be to honour the 'self-respect' of the residents of Delhi.

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NEW DELHI: BJP MP Parvesh Verma on Monday said his party will levy a token charge of Re 1 for water and power supply to poor people in the city, if it wins the upcoming assembly polls.

Slamming Kejriwal government's free water and power supply scheme, the West Delhi MP said the token charge will be to honour the "self-respect" of the residents of Delhi.

Verma said he has conveyed his suggestion to the party's manifesto committee and it could be one of the poll promises of BJP for the assembly elections slated to take place on February 8.

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