Ensuing assembly elections and Moditva :: Notably, 33.2 per cent in Uttar Pradesh say they are "not at all satisfied with PM Modi's works"

 Ensuing assembly elections and Moditva 

A recent survey says, Manipur backed the Prime Minister Narendra with highest percent of support recording 51.2 per cent. 

Notably, 33.2 per cent participants of Uttar Pradesh recorded not at all satisfied with PM Modi's works. If that's a warning,it should be grasped effectively. 

Uttarakhand, another poll-bound state with a small legislature, stands with 47 per cent. Uttar Pradesh, which is heading for polling among the polls, has endorsed Modi and the Moditva phenomenon with 43.3 per cent support.

In Goa, where BJP came to power by post-poll machinations, 35.8 per cent people are very much satisfied with Modi while 39 per cent people are 'satisfied to some extent'. 

In Punjab, where BJP does not have much organisational strengths and where Congress faced recent crisis, the survey recorded the least popularity of Modi registering only 15 per cent. 

In Punjab, 18.2 per cent people are satisfied to some extent with the Modi government while a majority of 58.6 per cent people are challenging his popularity, stating they are not at all satisfied with his work, the media reports said. 

Modi got support of 66.4 per cent of the respondents, with 40.3 per cent people 'very much satisfied' with his work and 26.1 per cent 'satisfied to some extent' despite a decline in popularity ratings during the devastating second wave of the Coronavirus pandemic.

However, 30.6 per cent people are 'not satisfied' at all with the performance of Modi. Three per cent of the participants chose the 'Don't know/Can't say' category.

Unnecessary panic on power crisis, says Power Minister R K Singh

New Delhi: 

In the midst of frantic messages in social media and letters from the likes of Punjab and Delhi Chief

Ministers about coal shortage and possibilities of power crisis in northern India including national capital, the centre said on Sunday that the country is four days ahead of the average requirement of 

coal per day and an “unnecessary panic” was being created. 

"The Congress party has run out of ideas. We have adequate power supply. In effect, neither there was

not there is any crisis," Union Power Minister R K Singh said.

Addressing a press conference, he said that he already chaired a meeting with BSES officials, the NTPC 

and power ministry earlier in the day and asserted that there would be 'no problem' related to supply and 

demand channels. .

“Yesterday evening, LG Delhi (Anil Baijal) spoke to me about a letter written by the Delhi Chief

Minister (Arvind Kejriwal) regarding possible power supply disruption. I communicated to him 

that our officials are monitoring the situation and no such issue would arise,” the minister said.

Mr Singh, a former IAS and who also served as Union Home Secretary, said that the panic over possible 

power shortage started because the Gas Authority of India Ltd (GAIL) sent a message to Delhi 

discoms about stopping gas supply because their contract is ending.

“I have asked the GAIL CMD to continue supplying the required amount of gas to power stations across 

the country. He has assured me that the supplies will continue," he said adding, neither was there any shortage 

of gas in the past, "nor will it happen in the future".

Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi has said that the state was not getting adequate coal 

supply despite agreements with various subsidiaries of the Coal India Ltd.

Mr Channi, however, said power cuts on domestic consumers in cities and villages are being imposed to ensure sufficient supply to the agriculture sector as well as to maintain grid discipline.

Delhi Chief Minister Kejrwal was not behind playing his games and tweeted:

"Delhi could face a power crisis". He also shared a copy of a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi 

flagging a 'shortage' of fuel in power plants. 

The Union Power Minister said Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) should be maintained.

 There should be no shortage of power supply, he said.

"I have also warned Tata power over the alleged message sent to consumers regarding a 

possible disruption of power,” the power minister said. 

The Union Power ministry has said that there are there are four reasons for the 'depletion of coal stocks' 

at the power plant end- unprecedented increase in demand for electricity due to the revival of the economy; heavy rains in coal mine areas during September 2021 adversely affecting the coal production.

There were issues with regard to despatch of coal from mines and also increase in prices of imported 

coal to unprecedented high levels leading to a substantial reduction in power generation.

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