Dinesh Gundurao launches verbal attack on Bommai for silence on Karnataka's exclusion from budget
Bengaluru: Former Chief Minister Basavaraja Bommai has come under fire from State Health Minister Dinesh Gundurao, who questioned Bommai's silence when Karnataka was not mentioned in the Union Budget. This criticism follows Bommai's remarks about Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's alleged neglect of the state by not attending the Niti Aayog meeting.
In a post on social media platform 'X', Gundurao stated, "Despite the presence of 19 MPs and 5 Union Ministers, BJP-JDS leaders did not raise their voices about the injustice done to the state in the budget. The Modi government continues to do injustice to Karnataka. Without the strength to speak about it, it is ridiculous to complain that injustice has happened because of not attending the Neeti Ayog meeting."
Gundurao further explained that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's absence from the Niti Aayog meeting was a form of protest against the perceived budgetary injustice to Karnataka. He noted that other non-BJP ruled states, including Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Kerala, and Punjab, also boycotted the meeting in protest against the Centre's discriminatory policies.
"The boycott of the Niti Aayog meeting was against the discriminatory policy of the Centre and not because of any personal interest. Bommai, now an MP, should question the Modi government’s attitude towards Karnataka if he truly cares about the state," Gundurao added.
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— Dinesh Gundu Rao/ದಿನೇಶ್ ಗುಂಡೂರಾವ್ (@dineshgrao) July 29, 2024
ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿ @siddaramaiah ರವರು ನೀತಿ ಆಯೋಗದ ಸಭೆಗೆ ಹಾಜರಾಗದೆ ರಾಜ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ಅನ್ಯಾಯ ಎಸಗಿದ್ದಾರೆ ಎಂದು ಮಾಜಿ CM @BSBommai ಯವರು ಹೇಳಿದ್ದಾರೆ.
ಈಗ ರಾಜ್ಯಕ್ಕಾದ ಅನ್ಯಾಯದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಮಾತಾಡುವ ಬೊಮ್ಮಾಯಿಯವರು ಬಜೆಟ್ನಲ್ಲಿ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಪ್ರಸ್ತಾಪವೇ ಮಾಡದಿದ್ದಾಗ ಯಾವ ಬಿಲದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಡಗಿಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದರು.
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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.
