BESCOM directs HD Kumaraswamy to pay fine amounting Rs. 68,000 for alleged electricity theft
Bengaluru: The Bangalore Electricity Supply Company has reportedly imposed a fine of Rs 68,000 on former Karnataka Chief Minister and Karnataka state JD(S) President, on Thursday, for allegedly drawing electricity from an electric pole near his residence to light up decorative bulbs on the occasion of Deepavali.
The electricity supply company officials who visited, inspected Kumaraswamy’s residence, imposed a fine of Rs 68,000, and instructed the leader to pay the penalty payment within seven days. While Kumaraswamy argued that the power was drawn from the pole without his knowledge, an FIR under the Karnataka Electricity Act was lodged at the BESCOM Vigilance Jayanagar Police Station on Tuesday. A statement from the energy department read that the complaint was registered based on an viral video clip showing a wire drawn from the electricity pole to Kumaraswamy’s house.
Meanwhile, the issue has taken a political turn, with Kumaraswamy lashing out at the Congress party accusing it of playing politics. The incident, widely criticized on social media, has sparked a debate among netizens.
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Put petty politics aside; it's not about one party, but India: Rahul on TMC's loss in polls
New Delhi (PTI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday termed the BJP's victory in Bengal and Assam assembly polls a "theft" of the mandate, and a big step forward in the saffron party's mission to "destroy" Indian democracy.
Gandhi also came out in support of the TMC, which has been trounced by the BJP in the polls, and urged those gloating over the loss of Mamata Banerjee's party to put petty politics aside.
"Some in the Congress, and others, are gloating about TMC's loss.They need to understand this clearly - the theft of Assam and Bengal's mandate is a big step forward by the BJP in its mission to destroy Indian democracy," Gandhi said in a post on X.
"Put petty politics aside. This is not about one party or another. This is about India," he said in his post.
The BJP ousted Trinamool Congress from power in Bengal and captured power for the third time in a row in Assam in results of assembly polls declared on Monday.
