Former Karnataka CM Kumaraswamy pays Rs 68,526 fine for 'stealing power'
Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy said on Friday that he has paid a fine of Rs 68,526 for drawing electricity from an illegal connection to illuminate his JP Nagar residence here during Deepavali, but termed it as «unjust and excessive». However, the JD (S) state unit president protested the way the fine amount had been calculated and found flaws in the FIR registered against him.
Kumaraswamy, son of former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda, alleged a political witch-hunt against him for being vocal against the ruling Congress government.
In a letter to the assistant executive engineer of Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM) vigilance police station, Kumaraswamy blamed the electricity contractor hired by his staff who had for testing purposes drawn a wire and connected it directly to the electric pole opposite his house.
«Immediately after coming to know the same, I informed my staff to disconnect the wire from the electric pole. I was not at home when this illumination work was being carried out or was being tested and I was in my house at Bidadi, Ramanagara District.
The electrician worked on his own independently, without my knowledge,» he explained.
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- The FIR registered against him is flawed with defects, as the complainant, being BESCOM assistant executive engineer, has stated that he
