Nishad dedicated his life to welfare of poor: Shah
New Delhi, Dec 24 : Expressing grief over the death of former Union minister Jai Narayan Prasad Nishad, BJP president Amit Shah Monday described him as a grassroots politician who dedicated his life to the welfare of the poor and deprived.
He was an excellent politician, dynamic social worker and committed worker, Shah said, noting that he was BJP MP in the Lok Sabha as well as the Rajya Sabha.
A five-term Lok Sabha member, the 88-year-old leader breathed his last at a private hospital in Delhi Monday morning and is survived by son Ajay Nishad, a BJP MP, and four daughters.
In his long career, the veteran leader switched parties often, serving in the RJD, the JD(U) and the BJP, but maintained a firm grip on his support base.
Nishad, Shah said, was the voice of Dalits, backwards and the poor and that his death has caused a void in the social and political life.
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Search operations intensify across prisons in Karnataka to curb contraband
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka DGP (Prisons) Alok Kumar on Friday said search operations against contraband inside prisons across the state have been intensified, leading to a number of seizures.
In the last 36 hours, mobile phones and SIM cards have been recovered following search operations inside prisons, including Kalaburagi, Mangaluru and Shivamogga.
"Our search operations against contraband items inside the prison premises continues all across the state. In the last 36 hours, 10 mobile phones, four SIM cards at Kalaburagi, six phones at Mangaluru, four phones at Ballari, three phones and four SIM cards seized at Shivamogga prisons. This drive will continue," he said in a post on 'X'.
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He further said that in the largest haul in the history of Parappana Agrahara prison in Bengaluru, 30 mobile phones were seized in a late Thursday night operation.
"Appreciate the good work done by SP Anshu Kumar and Jailer Shivakumar, who led the search team. 30K reward for the search team," he added.
The 1994-batch IPS officer, Kumar, was promoted to the rank of Director General of Police and posted as DGP, Prisons and Correctional Services recently.
Ever since he has taken over as DGP Prisons, Kumar has intensified search operations against contraband items inside prisons across the state and made several seizures, including narcotics substances, knives and other items.
