Mysore/Mysuru, April 21 -- CESC Officer 'demoted' and transferred 2 days after taking charge for refusing Dr. Yathindra's request

State JD(S) Working President and former Minister S.R. Mahesh, has in a press release, alleged that MLC Dr. Yathindra, son of CM Siddaramaiah, was behind the demotion and transfer of an official attached to Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC), within two days of the latter assuming a new post in city.

He said, transfer was triggered after the official allegedly refused to appoint a person recommended by Dr. Yathindra as an orderlie. Lokesh, who was serving as Superintending Engineer at CESC, had recently been posted to Mysuru as Director (Technical). In his new role, he was authorised to appo...