The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday continued its protest in Bengaluru and other districts of Karnataka against the proposed power tariff hike in Karnataka. The BJP alleges that the Congress government has imposed several conditions on the five pre-poll guarantees, making it difficult for residents to get benefits.
Dharna is being organized at all district headquarters under the leadership of MLAs and district heads. The main opposition party in the state also criticized the Siddaramaiah government for the tariff hike and called it the “double standards” of the Congress.
Bitti came to power from the Left relying on the voters of the state in the name of guarantee and is now smiling and deceiving the public on ten conditions. #hitlergovernment The state is seeing its true colors! pic.twitter.com/fcit2a66Hg— BJP Karnataka (@BJP4Karnataka) June 6, 2023
The Congress party had promised to provide 200 units of electricity free of cost under the Griha Jyoti Yojana. However, after assuming power, the government has imposed several conditions for it,” Mangaluru department in-charge and former chairman of Mysore Electrical Industries Limited Udaya Kumar Shetty was quoted as saying Deccan Chronicle,
Expressing disappointment, Shetty said that the government not only failed to fulfill its promise, but also increased power tariffs. Within a month of coming to power, his true colors have come to the fore. This will adversely affect households that are not covered under the ‘Griha Jyoti’ scheme, as well as ‘Griha Jyoti’ beneficiaries who consume additional units of electricity,” Shetty was quoted as saying Was.
Meanwhile, Karnataka’s largest electricity supply company (BESSCOM) Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (BESSCOM) has informed that on Tuesday, June 6, there will be power failure in major areas of the city from 10 am to 5 pm.
GB Palya, Kudlu, KSRath Battalion, Tropical Paradise, Reliable Woods, Vastu Layout, Maruthi Layout, Hongasandra, Omshakthi Layout, Omshakthi Layout localities of Bengaluru are said to be affected.
Other affected areas include Samrat Layout, BTS Layout, BTM 4th Stage, DC Halli, Satyahalli, Satyahalli, Satyahalli, Anugraha Layout, VB Layout, Kuttiyappa Garden, Raghavendra Colony, SBI Layout, Rotary Nagar, Kempamma Layout, Hulimavu, Bhagavathi Layout, Beguru Are included. Classic Layout, Akshayanagar, Yalenahalli, Nyanappanahalli, Vishwapriya Layout, Kalena Agrahara, Beguru and Arekere.
‘BJP is instigating to use free electricity’
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is promoting the misuse and wasteful expenditure of the free electricity scheme up to 200 units.
“We are offering free electricity to help the poor and middle class people of the state who are in distress. We have allowed free power consumption of 10 per cent more than the average consumption in a year. It has been accepted and welcomed by the people of the state. But the BJP, which has been rejected by the people, is promoting misuse and wasteful expenditure of electricity.
The CM said that this is an anti-people step. We hope that the sensible people of the state will not bow down to this. The Congress party has announced to provide 200 units of free electricity to all households (griha jyoti) after coming to power in Karnataka.
Mysuru MP and BJP leader Pratap Simha had asked people not to pay electricity bills from June 1 if their consumption was less than 200 units.
If you consume less than 200 units of electricity from June 1, please don’t pay the bill. Siddaramaiah said it would be free for them as well. He’s not poor, that means it’s a free for all. From June 1, I will launch a protest in Mysuru and Kodagu regions,” Simha had said.
The BJP MP had announced that he would hold protests in the Mysuru-Kodagu region demanding the implementation of the free power scheme. He said that if the consumption is more then the first 200 units should be considered free and only the difference amount should be paid.
BJP opposes anti-cow slaughter law
The saffron party also opposes the alleged conspiracy of the Congress to repeal the anti-cow slaughter law. He alleged that the move to withdraw the Act was “anti-Hindu”.
Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science Minister K Venkatesh on Saturday said farmers are facing a tough time in keeping old cattle and disposing of dead animals. The minister further questioned, “If one can slaughter a buffalo and a bull, what is wrong with slaughtering a cow?”