1. Congress accuses H.D. Kumaraswamy of ‘power theft’ for Deepavali lighting
The ruling Congress has accused JD(S) leader H.D. Kumaraswamy of ‘power theft’ to light up his home for Deepavali. In a post on X (formerly Twitter) on November 14, the Karnataka Congress shared a video showing a cable, stretching out from the terrace of Mr. Kumaraswamy’s residence at J.P. Nagar in Bengaluru, and connecting directly to a power line across the street.
Mr. Kumaraswamy later clarified that the lighting was put up by a private decorator and the connection to the power line was removed after he found out about it. He hit out at the Congress for ‘making a big issue of a small thing’. The former Karnataka CM said he was open to an investigation by power authorities into the matter and would willingly pay a fine if served a notice.
