Jamaat Ul Muslimeen leads protest against CAA, NRC in Kumta
Kumta: Registering its protest against CAA and NRC, Jamaat Ul Muslimeen Kumta led hundreds of people on Friday after prayers and submitted memorandum to the Assistant Commissioner of Kumta expressing its dissent over the implementation of such laws.
People gathered outside Assistant Commissioner’s Office after Friday prayers and sloganeered demanding withdrawal of NRC and CAA while also waiving the Indian tricolor.
A memorandum addressed to the Chief Justice of India was submitted to the Kumta Assistant Commissioner demanding CJI’s intervention in quashing the acts as it were unconstitutional.
Basti Muhammad Malik, President, Ideal Education Trust read out the memorandum before handing it over to the Assistant Commissioner.
Muhammad Shafi Shaikh, President, Jamaat Ul Muslimeen Kumta Muhammad Mohsin Quazi, General Secretary, Kumta Muslim Association, Muhammad Akbar Mulla, President, Kumta Muslim Association, Vice-President Abdul Shukur Shaikh, Abusaleha Mulla of Vanalli Jamaat Ul Muslimeen, Ibrahim Shaikh, Ali Shah Satodikar, NKMUF Kumta unit secretary Ali Damkar and others were present during 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.
