Rahul Gandhi concludes Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra by reading Preamble of Constitution
Mumbai, Mar 16: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi concluded his 63-day-old Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra here by paying tributes to Dr B R Ambedkar at his memorial Chaityabhoomi in central Mumbai and reading the Preamble of the Constitution.
The former Congress president was accompanied by his sister and party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.
He paid tributes to Dr Ambedkar, the architect of the Indian Constitution, and read its preamble.
Earlier, addressing a public meeting in the Dharavi area, he reiterated the Congress' promise of caste census and asserted that poor women would get Rs 1 lakh every year in their bank accounts if his party returned to power.
"Dharavi is yours and should remain yours. Your skills should be honoured and this place should become a manufacturing hub of the country," he said, referring to the redevelopment project concerning the slum sprawl awarded to the Adani Group.
The yatra, which commenced from strife-torn Manipur on January 14, entered Mumbai from neighbouring Thane on the 63rd day on Saturday.
Gandhi will undertake a 'Nyay Sankalp Padyatra' from Mani Bhavan to August Kranti Maidan in Mumbai on Sunday morning.
On Sunday, the opposition INDIA bloc will hold a rally in a show of strength. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav and SP chief Akhilesh are scheduled to take part in the event.
भारत जोड़ो न्याय यात्रा का आज समापन है - पर यह अंत नहीं, न्याय की लड़ाई का आरंभ है!
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) March 16, 2024
यात्रा के दौरान मैंने हर वर्ग के साथ हो रहे भयंकर अन्याय और उत्पीड़न को बहुत करीब से जाना और समझा। मैं देशवासियों की उम्मीदों भरी आंखों में छिपे छोटे-छोटे सपनों को अपने साथ लेकर जा रहा हूं।
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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.
