AAP supporters protest outside Punjab CM Amarinder Singh's residence
Chandigarh/IBNS: Aam Aadmi Party workers protested outside the residence of Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh in Chandigarh over the issue of hike in power tariff in the state.
According to reports, police used water canons over the agitating supporters.
AAP leader Bhagwant Mann led the protest.
Punjab's electricity board increased the power prices by 2.14 per cent for 2019-20 in May last year, reported NDTV.
The protest is taking place at a time when neighbouring Delhi is gearing up for the Assembly polls.
AAP chief and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will fight the polls with the aim of returning to power for the second straight term.
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