Former AICC President Questions PM Modi on Rewa Power Project

Former AICC President and the senior Congress Party leader, Rahul Gandhi, has on Saturday questioned Prime Minister,  Narendra Modi, over his claim that the 750 megawatt (MW) Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Power project in Madhya Pradesh is Asia’s largest.

In a tweet, which he tagged a post from the Twitter handle of the PMO, describing Rewa power project as Asia's biggest power project, the Congress leader termed as – Asatyagrahi, a person practicing the policy of untruth.

Noticeably, PM Modi had on Friday dedicated the Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Power Project, which the government has also said will reduce emission equivalent to approximately 15 lakh tonne of carbon dioxide every year, to the nation through video conferencing. After the event, A PMO’s Twitter handle said in Hindi, “PM Modi is dedicating Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Power project to the Nation”. Earlier, Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar had sought clarification from the Union power minister over the government’s claim, saying that a 2,000 MW solar plant already exists in Pavagada of Karnataka’s Tumakuru district. Shivkumar said in a tweet, “Union Power Minister must answer as to how the Central government can claim that the Rewa Solar Park (750 MW) opened today is Asia's largest when clearly the Pavagada Park in Karnataka is much larger (2,000 MW) and was opened two years back”.

In another post he said, “The unique thing about the 2000 MW Pavagada Mega Solar Park was that not a single acre of land was acquired from the farmers. All 13,000 acres have been leased from the farmers who are being given yearly rent. Karnataka model of Renewable Energy was accepted as the best in India”.