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Today we are going back to 6th October, 2013
A labourer in Tigri Colony received a bill of Rs. 15,000
Unable to pay this amount - his power supply was cut.
Angered by extortion and humiliation, @ArvindKejriwal launched the Bijli - Paani Satyagraha

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@ArvindKejriwal Months kept passing by - The Satyagraha gathered momentum.

@ArvindKejriwal decided to launch a Civil Disobedience Movement against these inflated bills.

He went on an indefinite hunger strike from a house in Sunder Nagri.

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@ArvindKejriwal 2014 -

▶Delhi was on the verge of a blackout.
▶Delhi faced 117 million units of power cuts.

Despite the extreme tariff hikes, DISCOMS were claiming to be short on cash.

news18.com/news/politics/…

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