Udupi: BJP leader threatens of repeating “naked parading” if action not taken against cattle theft
Udupi: In a controversial remark Udupi District BJP General Secretary Yashpal Suvarna on Tuesday threatened that the growing incidents of cow theft and cattle smuggling in the Coastal Karnataka would lead to a similar incident like that of ‘Adi Udupi Bettale Case’ wherein a father and his son were beaten and paraded naked by right wing activists in 2005 for allegedly buying calf.
Suvarna blamed state government and police department’s ‘collective failure’ to cap such incidents in the region.
“If Karnataka CM Kumaraswamy is really concerned about the people who have cattle he should come and stay with them in the Coastal Karnataka. He will get the idea of the kind of fear these people are living with every day. They live with the fear of their cattle being stolen every night by the goons who come with weapons. They also have political backing for their acts” he said.
He also supported the cause of cow vigilantes by lashing out at the administration and police for booking cases under Goonda Act against those who try to stop such acts. “Our voices are silenced by booking us under Goonda Act, these cow thieves are mostly from one particular community and hence they get support from a particular political circle” he added.
Further threatening the police department to seize the slaughterhouses in the region he said “If the police is worried about the peace and law and order in the region they should seize all the illegal slaughterhouses here. That’s when the situation will be stable in the region” while further demanding the exiling of people involved in cattle smuggling and theft cases.
“If the administration and police department does not take it seriously or initiate action in this regard it will lead to the chaos in the region like that of from 2003-2005. They should not let that happen” he said.
In 2005, the right-wing activists belonging from Hindu Yuva Sena, Bajrang Dal and VHP had thrashed a father and son for allegedly buying cattle, and had paraded them naked. The case had made the headlines at national level and was condemned from all corners except the right-wing groups.
Yashpal Suvarna was also named as the prime accused in the case in 2005 and was later let off.
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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.
