Protest campaign led by Ivan D’Souza against fuel price hike
Mangaluru, September 7: A protest campaign will be held under the leadership of MLC Ivan D’Souza against the fuel price hike.
Releasing the pamphlets on the campaign to be held in association with various organizations here on Friday, D’Souza said that an awareness jatha would be taken out from Urva market to other places in the city.
Urging the centre to bring petroleum products under GST, he said that the centre has failed to contain the price hike of fuel products and allowed the corporate companies to loot the country. Though the crude oil prices were reduced in the international market, the prices of petrol, diesel and gas have skyrocketed. During 2014, the crude oil price was 108.26 dollars per barrel and then the maximum petrol price was just Rs 65. Now, one barrel of crude oil would cost 63 dollars and the petrol price has gone up to Rs 81.63. The people have paid the tax for the last four years, but the centre has not divulged the information about its utilization. The gas cylinder price was gone from Rs 400 in 2014 to Rs 813 in 2018. After Modi became the Prime Minister, central excise tax was increased 12 times. According to statistics, the centre has been exporting petrol for 15 countries at Rs 34 per litre, and diesel for 27 countries at Rs 37 per litre. The centre should answer it, he demanded.
As part of the campaign, awareness programmes would be held in different places for two days. On September 8 at 4 pm, the programme would be held at Hampankatta in which 28 different organizations would participate. On September 10, a protest march would be taken from Hampankatta to the deputy commissioner’s office and would hold a convention, he said.
Awareness meetings
Today at 5 pm, the awareness meeting would be held at Urva Market, Urva Auto stand at 6 pm, Kudroli Jodupalli at 7 pm, Bandaru police station at 8 pm, Kandakpete at 8:30 pm.
On September 8 at 6 pm, railway station near Kudroli Circle, KMC Attavar at 7 pm, Mahakali Padpu at 8pm, Valencia Circle at 8.30 pm, Kankanady Maidan at 9 pm.
Leaders of various organizations Dayanand Kotian, Nagendra Kumar, advocate Dinakar Shetty, Punith Shetty 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.
