{"id":106990,"date":"2025-10-29T20:24:50","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T14:54:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/?p=106990"},"modified":"2025-10-29T20:24:50","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T14:54:50","slug":"dhavalikar-caught-lying-on-tod-tariff-aap-exposes-u-turn-and-%e2%82%b9900-crore-smart-meter-scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/?p=106990","title":{"rendered":"Dhavalikar caught lying on TOD tariff; AAP exposes u-turn and \u20b9900 Crore Smart Meter Scam"},"content":{"rendered":"

Goa Khabar : The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Goa today exposed the blatant U-turn and lie by Power Minister Sudin Dhavalikar on the Time-of-Day (TOD) power tariff issue and alleged a \u20b9900 crore Smart Meter scam, calling both part of the BJP government\u2019s plan to mislead and loot Goans.<\/strong><\/p>\n

AAP General Secretary Adv. Surel Tilve slammed the Power Minister for lying on camera and trying to deceive Goans after facing public anger over the proposed 20% electricity surcharge.<\/p>\n

\u201cSudin Dhavalikar is a frustrated person who doesn\u2019t understand the role of the Opposition. He has insulted the people of Goa who raised genuine concerns about the new power policy,\u201d said Adv. Tilve.<\/p>\n

Tilve pointed out that Dhavalikar\u2019s claim that the new TOD billing would apply only to HT (High Tension) users is completely false. Referring to the Electricity Department\u2019s Public Notice (Petition No. 141\/2025), he said:<\/p>\n

\u201cPage 5 of the notice clearly states \u2014 All LT consumers except agriculture shall be mandatorily billed under TOD tariff rates.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSudin Dhavalikar has lied to the people of Goa on camera,\u201d Tilve said. \u201cTOD for HT users has been in place for seven years. His statement was a deliberate attempt to mislead Goans and cover up a failed policy. Instead of listening to people, he chose to lie to protect himself.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tilve added that Dhavalikar\u2019s arrogance reflects the BJP government\u2019s disrespect for public accountability and its habit of insulting anyone who questions them.<\/p>\n

Turning to the Smart Meter issue, AAP National Spokesperson Valmiki Naik called it a massive scam under the guise of modernization.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn states like UP and Bihar, smart meters were required because they still had old analog meters. But in Goa, we already have digital meters. There is no need to spend \u20b9900 crore on this project,\u201d Naik said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen the Cabinet approved this tender, \u20b9450 crore was allotted. But the final tender was awarded for \u20b9900 crore. How did the cost double? This is not reform \u2014 it\u2019s robbery,\u201d Naik added.<\/p>\n

He warned that once smart meters are installed, electricity bills will double overnight, as seen in UP, Gujarat, and other BJP-ruled states.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese smart meters will put consumers at the mercy of the government. Soon, all connections will become prepaid. What will families do when they want to adjust this month\u2019s bill to the next? This government wants to hold Goans hostage through electricity,\u201d said Naik.<\/p>\n

Naik said that instead of wasting crores on lies and tenders, the BJP government should first provide 24-hour power supply and give 300 units of free electricity to every Goan, as AAP governments have done in Delhi and Punjab.<\/p>\n

\u201cBefore talking about modernization, fix the basics. Give Goans reliable electricity and stop looting them with surcharges and inflated tenders,\u201d Naik concluded.<\/p>\n

AAP has demanded that the government withdraw the TOD implementation, scrap the \u20b9900 crore smart meter tender, and conduct an independent audit into the Power Department\u2019s spending.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Goa Khabar : The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Goa today exposed the blatant U-turn and lie by Power Minister Sudin Dhavalikar on the Time-of-Day (TOD) power tariff issue and alleged a \u20b9900 crore Smart Meter scam, calling both part of the BJP government\u2019s plan to mislead and loot Goans. AAP General Secretary Adv. Surel Tilve […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25169,"featured_media":106991,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,155],"tags":[3794],"class_list":["post-106990","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-6","category-155","tag-featured"],"read":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106990","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/25169"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=106990"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106990\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":106992,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106990\/revisions\/106992"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/106991"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=106990"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=106990"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=106990"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}