Ivan D’Souza takes jibe at Yeddyurappa, says Yeddyurappa ‘Papa Pandu’
Mangaluru: MLC Ivan D'Souza took a jibe at the BJP state president BS Yeddyurappa by saying “as the BJP is suffering from internal disputes, the party’s state president and former chief minister BS Yeddyurappa's condition has become like 'papa Pandu'.”
Addressing a press meet at his office on Saturday, he said that in the attempt to destabilize the coalition government, the BJP had failed four times. People who do not believe in the democracy get indulge in such unconstitutional acts.
Ananth Kumar, R Ashok, and DV Sadananda Gowda are in the fray in the BJP. Yeddyurappa, who is unable to curb this, is daydreaming of becoming the chief minister. But the BJP leaders will not allow Yeddyurappa to become the chief minister again. Yeddyurappa is not aware of this, Ivan D'Souza said.
Congress leaders Gururaj, Nagendra Kumar, and others were 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.
