“I had said that it is unfortunate that we buy power for nearly two-three thousand crore but we are not able to get that money back because there is a lot of pilferage of power. Many of our people are stealing power,” he had alleged.
“It (pilferage of electricity) happens all over the country. Biggest transmission and distribution losses are in Jammu and Kashmir,” he added.
Meanwhile, activists of Aam Aadmi Party also staged a protest in Lal Chowk and outside Gupkar residence of Abdullah against the purported remarks.
The AAP activists, led by party's candidate for the Srinagar Lok Sabha seat Raja Muzaffar Bhat, later dispersed peacefully.
Bhat, an RTI activist and dentist by profession, along with a dozen activists staged a protest outside Press Enclave demanding an appology from Abdullah for his alleged comment.
