The former Chief Minister and new ad hoc State president of the JD(S) H.D. Kumaraswamy on Saturday alleged that although there is ample scope for power generation from various sources in the State, the Congress government was creating an “artificial shortage” to purchase power from private companies.
Addressing presspersons here, Mr. Kumaraswamy alleged that the State government had been “trying to collect commission by purchasing electricity from private companies to fund the elections of five State Assmblies and the Lok Sabha.”
