Bommai accuses Congress of having history of misusing Raj Bhavan to topple governments
Bengaluru: Former Chief Minister and MP Basavaraja Bommai has accused the Congress party of having a history of misusing the Raj Bhavan more than 56 times across the country to destabilize governments. Speaking to the media on Sunday, Bommai claimed that Congress has a history of manipulating the Governor's office to topple state governments, including in Kerala.
Referring to former Governor Hansraj Bhardwaj as "controversial and questionable," Bommai alleged that Bhardwaj had ordered an investigation against BJP leader B.S. Yediyurappa without sufficient grounds, a case that has since been dropped. He questioned whether Congress would apologize for this.
Responding to a question about the death of a PSI, he said that “the transfer racket has been in operation since the day this government came to power. They are not allocating any funds for development, and all the MLAs are entangled in it. As Chief Minister, all Congress leaders have instructed the MLAs to handle the transfers, thereby institutionalizing corruption. Transfers are occurring under their watch, with excessive demands for money. The entire group of employees is under immense pressure, with many facing severe stress. Those who pay the money become involved in corruption. Such deaths are happening because corruption is pervasive from top to bottom.”
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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.
