CM Siddaramaiah launches KSRTC non-A/C sleeper 'Pallakki' in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah inaugurated the 'Pallakki' non-A/C sleeper luxury bus of the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) on the premises of the Vidhana Soudha in the city on Saturday.
The state transport corporation has brought out 40 of the new buses and has purchased 100 new buses. In an official ceremony held on Saturday morning near the steps of the Vidhana Soudha leading to the eastern gate, CM Siddaramaiah flagged off a 'Pallakki' (palanquin) bus as well as the other new buses of the KSRTC.
Deputy CM DK Shivakumar, Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy, Food and Civil Supplies Minister KH Muniyappa, Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre, Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao, Political Advisor to the CM Govindaraju, Legal Advisor to the CM Ponnanna and MLC Nagaraj Yadav were among the dignitaries present during the launch of the new sleeper bus.
The KSRTC 'Pallakki' bus facility will be available in various cities and towns in Karnataka, including Mangaluru, Udupi, Puttur, Shivamogga, Karwar, Belagavi, Hubballi, Bidar, Kalaburagi, Raichur, Koppal and Yadgir. It is also available for passengers travelling to Puducherry, Chennai, Coimbatore, Mantralaya and Kumbhakonam, the KSRTC has said.
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Minister Parameshwara says remarks on properties linked to drug peddlers 'misunderstood'
Tumakuru (PTI): Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Saturday said his recent remarks on the demolition of properties linked to those involved in narcotics trade were "misunderstood and misinterpreted".
His clarification follows remarks made two days ago on the government's uncompromising crackdown on the drug menace, including action against properties linked to foreign nationals allegedly involved in drug trafficking.
"It is unfortunate. It is taken in the wrong sense. I didn't mean that tomorrow itself I am going to send bulldozers and demolish the houses. That was not my intention. It was wrongly taken," he told reporters here.
Responding to Congress MLC K Abdul Jabbar's question in the legislative council on the growing drug menace in Bengaluru, Davangere and coastal districts, the minister on Thursday detailed the extensive enforcement measures initiated since the Congress government assumed office.
Pointing to the involvement of some foreign nationals, the minister had said, "Many foreign students from African countries have come to Karnataka. They are into the drug business. We catch them and register cases against them, but they want the case to be registered because once the case is registered, we cannot deport them."
"We have gone to the extent of demolishing the rented building where they stay," he had said.
