<p>District Congress staged a protest against Eshwarappa on Wednesday and held a mock funeral in the city by taking out a procession of an effigy from old Taluk Office premises to Mescom office. Addressing the gathering later, he said that people do not even feel that there is a Minister for Energy in the state. Eshwarappa has also forgotten the fact that he is the District-in-Charge Minister too. <br /><br />He said that the government which promised to provide free electricity to the farmers has been sending bills of about Rs 10,000 to the farmers.<br /><br />The protesters observed silence for minute as a part of the mock funeral. Leaders K B Mallikarjuna, Vijay Kumar, Sandeep, C H Lokesh and others were present.<br /></p>
<p>District Congress staged a protest against Eshwarappa on Wednesday and held a mock funeral in the city by taking out a procession of an effigy from old Taluk Office premises to Mescom office. Addressing the gathering later, he said that people do not even feel that there is a Minister for Energy in the state. Eshwarappa has also forgotten the fact that he is the District-in-Charge Minister too. <br /><br />He said that the government which promised to provide free electricity to the farmers has been sending bills of about Rs 10,000 to the farmers.<br /><br />The protesters observed silence for minute as a part of the mock funeral. Leaders K B Mallikarjuna, Vijay Kumar, Sandeep, C H Lokesh and others were present.<br /></p>
