Will meet PM tomorrow: CM Kumaraswamy
Bengaluru, May 27: Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy said that he would meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi tomorrow and it would be a cordial meeting.
Speaking to reporters here on Sunday, he said that he would appeal the Prime Minister to extend its cooperation and help to the state. Both Centre and State government should have a cordial relationship in a federal system. He would also meet the Energy Minister and discuss on coal issue, he said.
On a question, he said that AICC president Rahul Gandhi did not invite him to meet him. He has spoken to Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi over phone yesterday. Rahul is going to abroad today. Soon after Rahul returned, he would meet him and discuss on Cabinet expansion, he said.
Nehru remembered
As part of the 54th death anniversary of first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru, Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy offered floral tributes to the statue of Nehru near Kengal Hanumanthaiah gate in Vidhana Soudha. Later, he recalled the contribution of Nehru to the country.
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Man held with Rs 6.23 lakh drugs in Palghar
Palghar (PTI): Police have arrested a man after seizing drugs valued at Rs 6.23 lakh from his possession in Maharashtra's Palghar district, officials said on Sunday.
Based on intelligence inputs, the police conducted a raid at Dhaniv Bagh in the Nalasopara area on December 4 and apprehended the man.
During a search, they recovered brown sugar valued at Rs 6 lakh and Nitrazepam (a psychotropic drug) tablets costing Rs 23,628 from his possession, a police release said.
The accused, identified as Salim Bagion alias Sardar Chacha (40), was arrested and booked under provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, the release said.
The accused is a habitual offender. He has 12 previous cases registered against him, including three under the NDPS Act, the police said.
