Posters dubbing Janata Dal (Secular) state chief HD Kumaraswamy as ‘electrical energy thief’ have been placed on the partitions close to his house a day after the Bengaluru Electrical energy Provide Firm (Bescom) registered a case of energy theft in opposition to him.
Viral movies prompted a swift police response as posters accusing the previous Chief Minister of electrical energy theft have been displayed outdoors his Bengaluru residence.
The Karnataka Congress, sharing a video on ‘X,’ accused the JD(S) chief of illegally drawing energy for Diwali decorations. In response, Bescom’s vigilance wing initiated an inspection and filed a case beneath Part 135 of the Indian Electrical energy Act.
Kumaraswamy, deflecting blame, said {that a} non-public decorator had straight related to a close-by electrical energy pole, a state of affairs he rectified promptly by switching to a authorized connection from the home’s meter board.
The Congress, mocking the incident, remarked on the irony of a former chief minister resorting to stealing electrical energy for festive lighting at his JP Nagar residence.