Congress-JDS campaign jointly for by-poll: Deve Gowda
Bengaluru, October 15: Former prime minister H.D. Deve Gowda said that both the Congress and JDS would campaign jointly for the Lok Sabha and Assembly by-poll.
Speaking to reporters at his residence at Padmanabhanagar here on Monday, Gowda said that the Congress-JDS have come together to form the government in the state and now, both the parties would face the by-election together. The Congress has allowed the JDS to field its candidates in Ramanagar Assembly segment, and Mandya and Shivamogga LS seats and Congress would field its candidates in Ballary and Jamkhandi, he said.
By tomorrow, all candidates would file their nomination papers. Later, campaigning would start in each constituency. He would also participate in the by-poll campaigning. Former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Minister D.K Shivakumar and Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy would jointly campaign for the by-election, he said.
Let the Truth be known. If you read VB and like VB, please be a VB Supporter and Help us deliver the Truth to one and all.
Drug peddler's property worth Rs 1 crore attached in Srinagar
Srinagar (PTI): Property worth Rs 1 crore belonging to a notorious drug peddler was on Saturday attached in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar, police said.
A double-storey house on eight marlas of land situated at Wantpora Eidgah, belonging to Basit Bilal Dar, a notorious drug peddler, valued at approximately Rs 1 crore, a police spokesperson said.
He said Dar is involved in two cases registered under various sections of the NDPS Act.
During investigation, it was established that the accused had acquired the said property through illicit proceeds generated from drug trafficking activities, the spokesperson said.
Consequently, the property was attached under the provisions of the NDPS Act. The attachment proceedings were conducted in the presence of the two independent witnesses, strictly in accordance with the prescribed legal procedures, he said.
As per the attachment order, the owner has been restrained from selling, leasing, transferring, altering, or creating any third-party interest in the property till further orders, the spokesperson added.
