Decision after meeting on Cabinet expansion: Dinesh Gundu Rao
Bengaluru, October 06: “We had decided to expand the Cabinet soon after Pitru Paksha. But now, by-election dates are declared. Once again, we will discuss and decide on expansion of the Cabinet”, KPCC President Dinesh Gundu Rao said.
Speaking to reporters at the KPCC office here on Saturday, Dinesh Gundu Rao said that “I do not have official information on state incharge K.C. Venugopal’s visit to the state on October 8. But I have discussed with him over phone about the by-election issue”, he said.
The party would first discuss with the Haveri district local Congress leaders on inducting Forest Minister R. Shankar into the party fold. Later, decision would be taken. Shankar was in the Congress earlier, he added.
The Chief Minister and the Deputy Chief Minister would discuss on the reported allegation of Minister Mahesh on Congress. He should not make such statements again and it was not fair to make statement against the Congress, he observed.
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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.
