Cow thieves with swords, will be replied with swords: Belthangady BJP MLA Poonja
“Ready to do everything if police department is unable to take action against cow thieves”
Belthangady: Belthangady MLA Harish Poonja on Thursday night stirred controversy when he said that the cow vigilantes groups will deal with the cow thieves with swords, with swords. “If the police department is unable to take action against them we are ready to do everything” he added.
The statement from the BJP MLA came in the wake of an incident reported from Uppinangady on Thursday night when right wing activists attacked two people allegedly illegally transporting cattle. Immediately initiating action against both the parties the local police had arrested Honappa Gowda and Usman for illegally transporting cattle while also arresting Sangh Parivar activists Santosh Poojary, Dhanraj, Lathish and Sharath for allegedly attacking the duo. The four activists were later released on bail by police after hundreds of right-wing activists along with MLA gathered outside police station, demanding their release.
Speaking to reporters outside police station on Thursday night, MLA Harish Poonja added that it was common for public to join together and stop such illegal transport of cattle. He also alleged that the police lathi-charged on public and questioned if the department was supporting the cow thieves.
“The stand of police department in these cases has become questionable. They are saving the cow thieves and are harassing people who tried to stop the cow thieves. We are ready to lay down our lives for the sake of cows and for the sake of Hindutva. I am a Hindu first and an MLA later” Harish told reporters.
“If the police cannot take appropriate actions against them then we are ready to handle the issue. We know how to deal with these cow thieves. We know how to reply them with their own swords which they use for stealing the cows” he further added.
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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.
