<p>Continuing his tirade, JD(S) state president H D Kumaraswamy on Sunday equated Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to infamous Roman Emperor Nero.</p>.<p>In his detailed post on micro-blogging site X (formerly Twitter), Kumaraswamy said: "The state is reeling under severe drought. Farmers are dying. Crops are wilting. Water level in reservoirs is at an all-time low. Add to it, the state is facing a severe shortage of electricity. Under such circumstances, ‘Karnataka’s Nero’ (Siddaramaiah) finds time to watch a cricket match."</p>.Karnataka govt creating artificial scarcity of power, says H D Kumaraswamy.<p>He charged that Siddaramaiah watching cricket was a grim reminder of a story about Roman emperor Nero playing the fiddle while Rome was burning.</p>.<p><strong>White Paper</strong></p>.<p>Kumarswamy said that the state government must come out with a White Paper on electricity production and purchase details.</p>.<p>"Energy department becomes the most corrupt department whenever the Congress party comes to power in the state," he alleged.</p>.<p>Kumaraswamy sought to know why the state was facing power cuts when it generated 29,000 MW power through public and private enterprises.</p>.<p>"Even if the state discounts 3,000 MW power generation from hydel sources, where is such large amount of power going?" he said.</p>
<p>Continuing his tirade, JD(S) state president H D Kumaraswamy on Sunday equated Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to infamous Roman Emperor Nero.</p>.<p>In his detailed post on micro-blogging site X (formerly Twitter), Kumaraswamy said: "The state is reeling under severe drought. Farmers are dying. Crops are wilting. Water level in reservoirs is at an all-time low. Add to it, the state is facing a severe shortage of electricity. Under such circumstances, ‘Karnataka’s Nero’ (Siddaramaiah) finds time to watch a cricket match."</p>.Karnataka govt creating artificial scarcity of power, says H D Kumaraswamy.<p>He charged that Siddaramaiah watching cricket was a grim reminder of a story about Roman emperor Nero playing the fiddle while Rome was burning.</p>.<p><strong>White Paper</strong></p>.<p>Kumarswamy said that the state government must come out with a White Paper on electricity production and purchase details.</p>.<p>"Energy department becomes the most corrupt department whenever the Congress party comes to power in the state," he alleged.</p>.<p>Kumaraswamy sought to know why the state was facing power cuts when it generated 29,000 MW power through public and private enterprises.</p>.<p>"Even if the state discounts 3,000 MW power generation from hydel sources, where is such large amount of power going?" he said.</p>