State government has declared war against drugs menace: Karnataka Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai
Bengaluru: Karnataka Home Minister, Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday asserted that the State government had launched a crackdown against drugs across the State and assured that adequate measures were being initiated to take control over the drugs menace.
Bommai addressed the issue when former minister KJ George asked question over spread of drugs in the State, Bommai replied adding that the state government had declared war against the drugs manace.
Bommai later informed the house that steps were being initiated to cap the spread of the drugs and amendments will be brought into the laws to make it stricter.
The Home Minister also informed that eight new CES Police Stations were made operational in Bengaluru in a bid to control drugs and cybercrime.
He also added that a statewide campaign will be launched next month to raise awareness about drugs abuse and ways of its prevention. He urged government officials, police personnel, teachers, parents and heads of educational institutions to co-operate in the campaign to help the government get rid of drug mafia.
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Swamiji fires gun into the air in Kalaburagi village, video goes viral
Kalaburagi: An incident involving a swamiji firing a gun into the air has been reported from Udachan village in Afzalpur taluk of Kalaburagi district. The act, captured on video, has since gone viral on social media.
The swamiji has been identified as Sri Shantalinga Shivacharya, pontiff of the Hiremath of Sri Shankaralingeshwara Samsthana. According to reports, the incident took place on Sunday evening within the premises of the math, where the swamiji allegedly fired a single-barrel gun into the air.
This is not the first time the swami has courted controversy. Last year, he was reportedly found driving erratically under the influence of alcohol in Salotagi village of neighbouring Indi taluk, following which members of the public confronted him. He later fled from the math, sources said.
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More recently, during the annual fair of the Sri Shankaralingeshwara Math in Udachan village, the swami had arrived at the village with police protection, claiming to be the rightful pontiff of the math. Despite opposition from villagers, he reportedly went ahead and conducted rituals related to the fair.
The latest incident of firing the gun into the air has triggered criticism, especially after the video surfaced online. Further action, if any, is awaited from the authorities.
