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SAD promises ₹5 power and Build Punjab department
The Hindu·
SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal said on October 30, 2026 that a future SAD government would give industry power at ₹5 per unit and create a Build Punjab department issuing builder permissions within one month. He cited ₹10-12 tariffs now and proposed onsite solar at ₹1.50 per unit. He also pledged ten-year no-bail rules and property seizure for drug offenders.
Prism
What It Means For You
- Industrial firms weighing 2027 power costs would compare SAD’s ₹5 pledge against today’s ₹10-12 tariffs and promised ₹1.50 solar options.
- Builders could face a one-month permission clock if Build Punjab mirrors Invest Punjab’s clearance mandate.
- Drug-case bail and property seizure rules would apply only if SAD wins and enacts the proposed law.
What's Happening
- Badal spoke at open interactions with trade and industry in Patiala, Samana and Shutrana.
- Traders told him violence had risen with drug addiction, he said.
- He asked industry to compare SAD’s prior ten-year rule with Congress and AAP tenures.
Patiala industry outreach stops
- Invest Punjab was established under an earlier SAD government for investment clearances.
- Assembly elections are scheduled for 2027 in Punjab.
- Badal framed the pitch as choosing a forward-thinking chief minister for peace and progress.
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