Should we need LS by-poll for just five months, Yeddyurappa questions
Bengaluru, October 07: Responding to the Election Commission's decision to Declare by election to three Lok Sabha seats, state BJP president BS Yeddyurappa questioned the stand of the Election Commission for conducting by-elections for just five months.
Speaking to reporters here on Sunday, Yeddyurappa said that all three major political parties in the state do not want this election. "I have forgotten about by-elections. The Lok Sabha members to be elected in this by-elections will be in office for just five months. Is there a need to conduct election now when the general election will be in near future", he asked.
The BJP has not yet decided about the candidate for Shimoga constituency. A decision would be taken after discussing with the party leaders, he said.
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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.
