We've not come to power for social service: Union Minister Ananth Kumar Hegde
Sirsi, October 11: The statement of Union Minister Ananth Kumar Hegde that they have come to power to do politics and not for social service has triggered another controversy.
Speaking at a special BJP district executive meeting here on Thursday, the Union Minister said that "politics is our profession and not service. That's why we want to become MLAs and MPs. We don't know anything other than politics. We do only politics. Let the media people write whatever they want about my statement. It's left to their imagination", 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.
