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BJP men gherao KESCo officials
A HIGH voltage drama was witnessed at the office of KESCo managing director (MD) late in the evening on Friday. Two senior officials of the power company, senior general manager SN Agarwal, who had been appointed with the MD and general manager (headquarters) MP Tripathi, were gheraoed by a group of BJP leaders at Kesa House.
A HIGH voltage drama was witnessed at the office of KESCo managing director (MD) late in the evening on Friday.
Two senior officials of the power company, senior general manager SN Agarwal, who had been appointed with the MD and general manager (headquarters) MP Tripathi, were gheraoed by a group of BJP leaders at Kesa House.
District president of the BJP (North) Rakesh Sonkar, MLA from Cantonment Satish Mahana, Sri Krishna Dixit with hundreds of party workers gheraoed the KESA house which houses the KESCo MD office. But MD Arun was not present in the office and instead the BJP leaders gheraoed SN Agarwal and MP Tripathi.
According to information, a meeting was going on at the BJP office at Naveen Market in the evening when power supply was snapped. The angry BJP leaders marched towards the Kesa house, one Km away from the BJP office. The Kesco officials were caught unawares and before they could realise what was happening, they were gheraoed by the BJP leaders.
When Satish Mahana insisted on talking to the MD, SN Agarwal instead of calling the MD, called up ADM city Abrar Ahmad. Ahmad tried his level best to pacify the BJP leaders but to no avail.
When ADM pointed out to Mahana that agitations and gherao would not solve the problem, Mahana retorted back saying only agitation would solve the problem.
Another demonstration was held at the Ring Road sub-station to protest against power crisis. Power supply to the entire area was snapped due to cable fault.
The Kesco officials deputed at the substation, without knowing about the turn of events at Kesco MD’s office, called up MP Tripathi and requested him to ask the district administration to send police force to the Ring Road sub-station as the mob was getting restless. Mahana said, “When cable is required then why police force is being summoned.”
Patients leaving UHM
FED UP with the dismal power scenario, a large number of patients are leaving the UHM Hospital which does not have any generator.
Now patients can be found orthopaedic and burns wards at the hospital.
Besides, the patients who are immobile are now present in the hospital.
The UHM Hospital has the strength of over 400 beds but at present there are only 49 patients in the hospital.
Admitted to the orthopaedic ward Anil (20), who has been recuperating from a fracture said, “Hell would be a better place than this hospital as here electricity comes for four hours in a day. As I am not able to move and doctors have
asked me to refrain from any movement, I have decided to remain in the hospital.”
Effigy burnt
MEMBERS OF the Nav Rashim Seva Sansthan (NRSS) burnt the effigy of the KESCo MD at Shyam Nagar for inadequate power supply in New Azad Nagar, Gopal Nagar, Shyam Nagar, Sujat Nagar and Dehali Sujanpur on Friday.
Dozens of women and girls gathered to decry the grim power situation. The members said for the last three days, there was 16 to 18 hours of power rostering in the areas. They said that during a minister's visit, power supply is adequate but as soon as the minister leaves the place, power rostering begins.
