"BJP has no regard for Consitution": BJP rebel MP, Savitribai Phule after joining Congress
Lucknow: Rebel BJP MP from Uttar Pradesh’s Bahraich, Savitribai Phule on Saturday joined the Indian National Congress, in the presence of Party Chief Rahul Gandhi and general secretaries in charge of UP Priyanka Gandhi and Jyotiraditya Scindia here.
After joining the party, she said that the BJP has no regard for the constitution drafted by Babasaheb Ambedkar and that is the main reason for her exit from the saffron party.
“I realized that BJP has no regard for our Constitution drafted by Babasaheb Ambedkar. That’s why I left the party. I also realized that Congress is the only party that can stop BJP from coming back to power again in 2019 elections. That’s why I am here” she said.
Congress shared the news of her joining the party on social media along with pictures of the MP with party officials.
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Man arrested with Rs 2.54-crore heroin in Mumbai
Mumbai (PTI): Police have arrested a man and seized over 500 grams of heroin worth Rs 2.54 crore in the illicit market from him in Mumbai, officials said on Friday.
The police's Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) made the drug seizure in Santacruz in the western suburbs. The operation was conducted by the Kandivali unit of the ANC on Thursday as part of a special crackdown against drug trafficking in the area, they said.
Acting on specific inputs, an ANC team conducted a raid in Santacruz (East) and intercepted a man. During a search, the team recovered 508 grams of high-grade heroin from his possession, an official said.
The seized contraband, a highly addictive, opioid drug derived from morphine, is estimated to be worth Rs 2.54 crore in the international market, he informed.
Following the seizure, a case was registered against the man under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and he was formally placed under arrest in the early hours of Friday.
The police are currently investigating the source of the drug and trying to identify the intended recipients of the consignment, he said.
