BJP MP Tejasvi Surya asks if Union govt will ban PFI, SDPI after Bengaluru violence
He also asked if govt will take action against SIO for their alleged alliance with TUGVA
New Delhi: BJP MP from Karnataka, Tejasvi Surya on Tuesday asked the Central government if it was considering banning political outfits Popular Front of India and Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) for their alleged involvement in the KG Halli and DG Halli violence that broke out last month in Bengaluru.
The BJP MP asked this unstarred question in the Parliament and said that many vandals associated with SDPI assaulted police officials and damaged property. An unstarred question is given a written response and not referred to orally in the Parliament.
"Whether the government is considering a ban on political outfits like SDPI, PFI, and other such organizations following the incidents in DJ Halli and KG Halli police stations of Bengaluru recently, where many vandals associated with the SDPI assaulted policemen and damaged public property?" Tejasvi Surya asked in his question.
He also questioned if the Union government will initiate action against the Student Islamic Organisation of India (Student wing of Jamat-e-Islami Hind) for their alleged alliance with the Turkish Youth Federation (TUGVA).
"Whether the government proposes to take action against Islamic outfits like Jamaat-e-Islami organization's student wing Student Islamic Organisation (SIO) for its reported alliance with the Turkish Youth Federation (TUGVA), which is infamous for funding radical Islamic terrorism in India?" he asked.
The Union government in its response to both questions stated, "As and when required, requisite legal action is taken as per law against those organizations whose activities have a bearing on national security and public order."
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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.
