Former CM Siddaramaiah warns Yediyurappa against cancelling people-friendly schemes
Bengaluru: Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday warned Yediyurappa led BJP government against cancelling people-friendly schemes initiated by his government.
Yediyurappa on Saturday morning took to Twitter and added that Congress will not take any such anti-people moves lightly.
"If the Yediyurappa government cancels/alters schemes initiated by us it can have serious setbacks," Yediyurappa wrote in the tweet.
In the flood review meeting Yediyurappa had sought advice from officials about managing funds for flood relief and rehabilitation, wherein the officials had suggested cutting down benefits of a few schemes.
Earlier, KPCC Chief, Dinesh Gundu Rao had also warned Yediyurappa against making any such moves, and had added that previous governments had dealt with flood situations like this without cutting down benefits of schemes meant for poor.
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.@BJP4Karnataka govt is either downsizing or neglecting few pro-people schemes that was started by our govt. Such move shall be condemned & wide-spread protests have to be carried out to protect the interests of common man.@INCKarnataka
— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) August 17, 2019
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These are the schemes that is acting as a buffer support in this economic slowdown which is a result of @narendramodi's shortsighted & careless approach towards policy making.
— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) August 17, 2019
Any effect to our pro-poor schemes shall disturb the livelihood of many families.@INCKarnataka
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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.
