Stop arresting our workers in Perduru incident: Karandlaje
BJP workers stage protest against arresting Sangh Parivar workers
Udupi, June 6: Lok Sabha Member Shobha Karandlaje urged the authorities not to arrest the Sangh Parivar workers in the Perduru incident till they receive the FSL report on the suspicious death of cattle trader Hussainabba, as the workers have done their work legally.
Alleging that the state government has been torturing the workers of Hindu organizations and BJP by arresting them in Hussainabba death case, the BJP workers staged a protest in front of the deputy commissioner’s office here on Wednesday.
Police should use their lathis and pistols to arrest cattle thieves. This problem could be solved by implementing the Anti Cow Slaughter Act effectively. Higher officers in the police department have been putting pressure on the local officers of the department, she said.
Those who have been transporting the cattle have themselves damaged the Scorpio vehicle. Workers of Hindu organizations have not done anything. It was decided at a meeting of the organization that the workers should not take law into their hands and as soon as they notice illegal cattle transportation, they were asked to inform the police, she added.
“As Hussainabba died in the police custody, it should be handed over to CID investigation. But we would not believe that we would get justice from the CID. Even then, we will wait for the FSL report. If the report suggested that Hussainabba died due to heart attack, then this issue would not have any significance. Nobody would become accused. We would decide on the nature of investigation only after getting the FSL report”, she said.
‘Didn’t cattle have value for the lives?’
MLA K Raghupathi Bhat said that while transportation, two cows were killed. Everybody talks about the death of Hussainabba and nobody talks about the death of the cows. Didn’t they have value for their life, he asked.
If the investigation into this case is handed over to the CID, some more innocent workers would be arrested. As there is political interference in the CID, it should be handed over to the CBI probe, he demanded.
BJP district president Mattar Rathnakar Hegde, MLA Haladi Srinivas Shetty, MLC Kota Srinivas Poojary, leaders Lalji Mendon, Sunilk KR,Vilas Nayak and others spoke on the occasion.
Leaders Uday Kumar Shetty, Thingale Vikramarjuna Hegde, Nayana Ganesh, Sheel K Shetty, Shamala Kundar, Geetanjali Suvarna, Shilpa Suvarna, Suresh Shetty Gurme, Prabhakar Poojary, Suresh Nayak Kuyiladi, Kutyaru Naveen Shetty and others were present.
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BWSSB to extract biogas from sewage sludge
Bengaluru (PTI): The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) is set to roll out a major biogas initiative to extract compressed biogas from sewage sludge, aiming to generate over Rs 120 crore in additional revenue over the next two decades.
The project approved by the state cabinet is expected to be the largest of its kind in the country, utilising about 550 MLD of sewage across five major sewage treatment plants, according to an official release.
"This brilliantly structured PPP model allows us to generate over Rs 120 crore in fresh revenue without investing a single rupee in capital or operations," BWSSB Chairman Ram Prasath Manohar said in the statement.
Under the project, raw biogas currently used for in-house power generation or flared will be upgraded to CBG meeting national standards for injection into the city gas distribution network or use as a clean transport fuel, the release said.
The initiative will be executed on a public-private partnership model, with the private concessionaire bearing the entire Rs 85 crore capital expenditure and operational costs, while BWSSB will provide land within treatment plant premises.
Describing it as a step towards energy security and the circular economy, officials said the project could serve as a national model for similar urban initiatives.
