Janaagraha movement against MP Nalin Kumar Kateel in Mangaluru
Mangaluru, Dec 12: CPM senior leader K.R Sriyan alleged that though people in the district have been facing several problems, Lok Sabha Member Nalin Kumar Kateel, despite representing the constituency for twice, has failed to respond to the public issues.
Inaugurating Janaagraha movement condemning the failure of the MP in beedi workers minimum wages and allowances, sand problem, illegal tollgate, over-bridge and national highway, and the worst politics of BJP in Sabarimala issue, in front of the deputy commissioner’s office here on Wednesday, he said that the BJP has been trying to get votes in the name of Rama Mandir, Sabarimala and Hindutva. But the result of assembly elections in five states announced on Tuesday taught a befitting reply to the BJP.
MP Nalin Kumar Kateel has been speaking in the tone of BJP’s Hindu communalist mentality and trying to polarize the people in the same ideology. When the Kerala government has been taking measures to ensure democratic rights of women following the Supreme Court order, the MP after he had been to Kerala engaged in false propaganda saying that there was an emergency and Jallianwala Bagh situation, he alleged.
The Lok Sabha Member has no concerns towards the problems of the people. The owners of Beedi companies have not taken steps to give the dues of allowances or minimum wages to over 2.5 lakh beedi workers in the district. Though the beedi workers have staged protests for several times, the MP has not responded.
Due to scarcity of sand, the construction workers have no jobs and earnings. Though the MP was aware of the fact that sand mafia was responsible for such a situation, he has not taken any steps to solve it, he alleged.
The construction of over bridge and service roads on highways was not yet completed even after eight years and this situation has been causing accidents. But the contractors have constructed the toll-gate and collecting the toll fee. People have been opposing it. But the MP has been shirking from his responsibility, he alleged.
CPM district secretary Vasanth Achary, State council members J Balakrishna Shetty and Yadava Shetty, Leaders U.B Lokaiah, Krishnappa Salian spoke on the occasion.
CPM district committee members Vasudev Uchhila, Jayanti Shetty, Robert D’Souza, Sadashiva Das, Dayanand Shetty, Jayanth Naiki, Ramanna Vittla, Yogish Jappinamogaru, Bharati Bolar and others led the protest.
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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.
