Powerful Escape Power Bills, Common People Targeted : Prabhav Naik
Margao :
Even as common households in Goa face the threat of power disconnections for delayed electricity bills, the shocking reality is that powerful defaulters continue to escape accountability. Before snapping power connections of struggling families, Power Minister Sudin Dhavalikar must first ensure recovery of massive arrears from defaulting Government departments, commercial establishments and large industries, stated Madganvcho Awaaz & Youth Leader Prabhav Naik.
This selective enforcement exposes a clear bias in the system, where the powerless are penalised while the powerful are protected. It is unjust and unacceptable that salaried families, daily wage earners and senior citizens are harassed for minor delays, while crores of rupees owed by influential entities remain unpaid without consequences, he stated.
Prabhav Naik claimed that the Information placed before the Goa Legislative Assembly in July 2025 reveals a staggering figure of nearly ₹1607 crore pending from Public Services, Commercial and Industrial consumers over the last five years. This data itself demolishes the argument that power utilities are under stress due to common domestic consumers, he said.
If even a fraction of these arrears were recovered efficiently, there would be no justification for aggressive action against ordinary citizens. The government cannot run a double standard policy of going soft on its own departments and big businesses, yet harsh on the aam aadmi, said Prabhav Naik.
Electricity is a basic necessity, not a privilege. Governance must stand with the weak, not shield the strong. Burdening helpless families while allowing the powerful to escape is neither good governance nor social justice, and this approach must change immediately, demanded Prabhav Naik.
