Solarisation launched for Delhi gurdwaras with 1.5 MW plant
New Delhi, June 20: In a novel initiative by a religious institution, a 1.5 Mega Watt peak (MWp) rooftop solar plant was inaugurated at the Gurdwara Rakab Ganj in the heart of the capital by Union Power Minister R.K. Singh on Wednesday.
The plant, capable of supplying 1,500 kilowatt peak (KWp) of solar electricity, is part of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC)'s project for solarizing rooftops of historic gurdwaras in the capital like Bangla Sahib and Sis Ganj Sahib and those of educational institutes associated with it.
According to plant developer Sukhbir Agro Energy Ltd, the project was executed under the subsidy programme of the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.
"The plant is expected to generate 20,00,000 units of green energy annually, resulting in annual savings of Rs 1 crore. It will reduce carbon emissions by around 1,800 tonnes every year and over the life cycle of the plant 45,000 tonnes would be reduced," a company statement said.
In his address, the Power Minister underlined the importance of such a project in Delhi, which is one of the most polluted in the world.
He also praised the Sikh social ethic that is seen in their charitable work of "feeding and giving shelter to the needy, work in cleaning rivers and tree plantation, as well as being defenders of the faith, when required".
Singh also said the pace at which bids were being awarded for green energy development makes him confident that the country would achieve a renewable energy capacity of 2,25,000 MW by 2022.
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Congress using hijab issue to pacify minority anger, alleges Karnataka LoP R Ashoka
Bengaluru: Leader of Opposition in the Assembly R. Ashoka has accused the Congress government of using the hijab issue to placate what he described as discontent among minority voters after the Davanagere by-election.
In a post on X on Wednesday, Ashoka alleged that the state government, instead of addressing issues such as price rise, corruption, farmers’ distress and law and order, was attempting to retain its minority vote base by reviving the hijab issue.
Referring to the 2022 dress code introduced by the BJP government, which prohibited hijab in schools and colleges, Ashoka said the Karnataka High Court had upheld the policy and emphasised the importance of discipline in educational institutions.
He questioned the Congress government’s move to revisit the issue and asked whether setting aside the court-backed policy to benefit one community could be described as secularism.
Ashoka further alleged that while the government was willing to permit hijab, it continued to prohibit saffron shawls.
He accused the government of dividing students on religious lines rather than treating schools and colleges as spaces of equality.
Drawing a comparison with Mamata Banerjee’s government in West Bengal, Ashoka claimed that excessive appeasement politics had harmed the state and warned that the Congress in Karnataka could face a similar political response.
He said voters in Karnataka would teach the Congress a lesson for what he termed “vote-bank politics” and for compromising constitutional and judicial principles.
