"Hindutva comes before MLA or any Ministerial post" new BJP Minister in Karnataka says
Minister Sunil Kumar was speaking in his constituency Karkala after becoming minister
Karkala: Newly inducted minister of CM Basavaraj Bommai’s cabinet and Karkala MLA Sunil Kumar on Friday arrived in his constituency first time after taking oath as the minister. He was welcomed by his supporters at the bus stop on Friday morning in Karkala.
Speaking after arriving in the constituency after taking oath as a minister, Sunil Kumar expressed his happiness and said it was an emotional moment for him to come to his constituency as a minister.
He also thanked the people of his constituency for electing him to the assembly for three terms. He said the senior party leaders and the CM has expressed confidence in him and that he was hopeful to be on their expectations as a minister.
He further added that there was no compromise when it came to Hindutva. He said Hindutva comes before MLA or any ministerial post. “In any case, I would not compromise with Hindutva,” he said.
On being asked which portfolio he was anticipating, Sunil Kumar added that it does not matter which portfolio he is given and that he will work with dedication in any portfolio he is allotted.
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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.
