Telangana deputy chief minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka on Wednesday said that the state has surplus electricity supply and claimed that there are no power cuts “even for a second”. He added that the Congress government will also bring out a new power policy soon.

Speaking at an event with bankers alongside agriculture minister Tummala Nageswara Rao, Bhatti Vikramarka said that free power is being supplied to agriculture sector for 24 hours. “Even in future if large scale industries were set up, there would not be any problem to supply required power,” the Telangana deputy chief minister stated.