Shimla, June 23 -- Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has demanded 12% free power from all Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) projects in favour of Himachal Pradesh.

In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the CM pointed out that while all the hydro power projects approved by the state government are providing free power, BBMB projects are not contributing any free power to the state. He wrote, "The State has suffered and did not get its due. This historical wrong can be corrected now with your intervention by providing 12% free power from BBMB projects to Himachal Pradesh."

In separate letter to Union power minister Manohar Lal Khattar, the CM has urged him to direct SJVNL to provide 1% additional free power over and above the...