Row over cartoon issued by MP electricity company

State Medical Education Minister Vishvas Sarang has expressed displeasure over a cartoon issued by an electricity company to discourage power and has called for action against the officials responsible for this.

Bhopal: A cartoon issued by the Madhya Kshetra Electricity Company to discourage power theft in the state has now come under controversy with state Medical Education Minister Vishwas Sarang expressing his displeasure to the Madhya Pradesh Electricity Distribution Company.

Sarang tweeted that Lord Chitragupta is being ridiculed by the power company which is very objectionable and condemnable. He said that the cartoon should be removed immediately from the website of the power company and strict action should be taken against the officials responsible for this.

The controversial cartoon.

This cartoon released by Madhya Kshetra Electricity Distribution Company shows a dialogue between Yamraj and Lord Chitragupta. Chitragupta is shown saying that those who steal electricity will be sent to hell and will be given a current of 440 volts.

Sarang has called the cartoon as an insult to the Kayastha society. While the state Congress too has objected to it, people of the Kayastha community said that the cartoon is an insult to Hindu deities.

Meanwhile, Congress spokesperson Narendra Saluja tweeted Saturday that by making a cartoon of Lord Chitragupta, the adorable god of the Kayastha people, the electricity department of the state government is playing with religious sentiments and beliefs.