‘One man’s food is another man’s poison’
What Speaker Ramesh Kumar said about DK Shivakumar?
Bengaluru, May 25: “One man’s food is another man’s poison. You may be villain for them. But you are a hero for some. But you cannot be a hero for all”. This is how Speaker Ramesh Kumar said about former minister DK Shivakumar. His remark has busted laughter in the Session.
While speaking on the proposal of floor test by HD Kumaraswamy-led JDS-Congress coalition government at the Assembly Session on Friday, Opposition Leader BS Yeddyurappa ridiculed former minister DK Shivakumar for his role in the formation of JDS-Congress coalition government.
“Mr Shivakumar, you will regret for your work. You have done a crime to protect the MLAs and thus, you have supported a person who has lost the faith of people and cheated, to become the chief minister of the state. I would not say anything today. Time will reveal everything. You are also sitting in the sinking boat”, he chided Shivakumar.
Intervening Yeddyurappa’s speech, Shivakumar said that “We both have a good relationship. I may have love and affection on Yeddyurappa. But I am not ready to become a ‘villain’. I have done my work as per the direction of the Congress party and my party national president Rahul Gandhi. So, the word ‘villain’ used by Yeddyurappa should be withdrawn”, he demanded.
Continuing his tirade against Shivakumar, YEddyurappa said that “I’ll not call Shivakumar who is dreaming of becoming chief minister, as a villain. If you are in the coalition government, you will become the chief minister. Both father and son duo would wipe out your Congress party as a national party in a few months”, he said.
Responding to this, Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar said that “one man’s food is another man’s poison. You might be villain form them, but you are a hero for somebody. But you could not become a hero for everyone”, he drag the feet of Shivakumar.
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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.
