It’s not fair to raise voice against Shivakumar: Shamanur Shivashankarappa
Separate Lingayat religion issue
Davangere, October 19: All India Veerashaiva Mahasabha president Dr. Shamanur Shivashankarappa said that “Minister D.K. Shivakumar has apologized for dividing the Veerashaiva Lingayat community in the name of separate Lingayat religion by the previous government. But former ministers M.B. Patil and Vinay Kulkarni should not have raised voice against Shivakumar”.
Speaking to reporters here on Friday, Shivashankarappa said that “We are against to any efforts of dividing the society. At least now, these two leaders should stop dividing Veerashaiva Lingayat community. Adopt the ideals what Basavanna said in your life. We should not have ego based on position and wealth. M.B. Patil should rectify himself and have control over his words”, he said.
D.K. Shivakumar disclosed the truth that the Congress has seen the setback in the election due to Lingayat issue. Siddaramaiah had tried to divide the Veerashaiva Lingayat community yielding to the pressure from M.B. Patil and Vinay Kulkarni. Though the community has more than 2 crore population in the state, it was shown as 70 lakh in the caste census. Except the sub-castes, the Veerashaiva Lingayat community has more than 25 per cent of total population of the state, which means, the Veerashaiva Lingayat community was in first place followed by Vokkaliga community, he said.
Mahasabha National Vice President Athani S. Veeranna was present.
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Power tariffs under BESCOM to rise from May 1
Bengaluru (PTI): Power bills for consumers under the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM) will go up from May 1, following an order issued by the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) on Friday.
The hike comes after KERC allowed the BESCOM to recover a revenue deficit of Rs 2,068 crore incurred in 2024-25, from the consumers.
As a result, for every unit of electricity consumed in 2024-25, the customers will be charged an additional 56 paise, it said.
"BESCOM shall calculate, for each of the active consumers of FY2024-25 the amount to be recovered based on their actual energy consumption during FY2024-25. Such amount shall be recovered during FY 2026-27 in equal monthly instalments, to be called as 'FY25 True up Charges', commencing from the first meter reading date falling on or after 1 May 2026 and concluding with the reading date ending on 30 April 2027," the order said.
"It is further ordered that BESCOM shall maintain a separate head of account, allocated for the purpose, to record the adjustment of the said amount to ensure full recovery of the deficit," it added.
Similarly Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation Limited (CESC) has also recorded a revenue deficit of Rs 121.71 crore and can collect an additional 15 paisa per unit for consumption in 2024-25, official sources said.
