Former Bhatkal MLA J. D Naik makes a ‘Ghar-wapsi’ to Congress
Bengaluru: In a latest development of the state politics, former Congress leader and two times Bhatkal MLA J. D Naik, on Wednesday returned back to his old camp of Congress, after nearly spending two years in BJP.
The former MLA had joined BJP in 2017, citing lack of importance being given in the Congress, after he lost the 2014 elections to independent candidate Mankal Vaidya, who later joined the party.
J D Naik and claimed that Mankal Vaidya had started dictating terms in party’s Bhatkal affairs.
He was also expecting ticket in assembly elections from Saffron Party, and hence, after meeting BJP MP Anant Kumar Hegde, a couple of time, he had joined BJP.
However, he was deprived of the ticket in the Saffron party as well, as Sunil Naik contested the assembly election on BJP ticket and also won the seat.
In a bid to revive his political career, which seems to be heading towards twilight, the veteran leader has once again made his way back in to the Congress.
He joined Congress at its head office, in presence of KPCC President Dinesh Gundu Rao, Revenue Minister and District In-Charge Minister of Uttara Kannada District RV Deshpande and other leaders.
Speculations were rife about the possible home coming of Naik, after he was seen with RV Deshpande earlier last month during the latter’s visit to Bhatkal.
It will now be interesting to see where this move takes the political career of J. D. Naik.
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Silver heist: Three detained in Chikkaballapur
Chikkaballapur (PTI): A gang of unidentified men struck a jewellery store here and decamped with around 140 kg of silver ornaments valued at nearly Rs three crore, police said on Wednesday.
According to the police, the burglars broke open the shop’s shutter and door locks on Monday night and carried out the theft without leaving behind any immediate clues.
The burglary came to light on Tuesday morning when shop staff arrived to open the showroom and found the locks broken, following which the police were informed.
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Officials visited the spot and conducted an inspection.
“Special teams were formed to trace the accused, and efforts were intensified after it was found that the thieves had also stolen the CCTV DVR from the premises,” a police officer said.
The burglars entered the shop at 12.10 am and spent over three hours. Initially, they attempted to break open the lock using an iron rod, but later cut it using a cutter to gain entry.
The accused reportedly filled three bags with silver ornaments and fled the scene at around 3.10 am. The entire incident was captured on CCTV footage.
The police have detained three suspects in connection with the case.
Further investigation is underway to ascertain whether they were involved in similar crimes elsewhere, police added.
