BJP attempting to omit secularism, socialism from Constitution: Mallikarjun Kharge
Bhubaneswar(PTI): Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday alleged that the BJP-led central government was attempting to omit secularism and socialism from the Constitution.
Addressing the party’s 'Samvidhan Bachao Samavesh' here, Kharge also said that dalits, tribals and youths of the country will have to learn to fight for their rights under the BJP rule.
“The BJP government at the Centre is attempting to omit secularism and socialism from our Constitution,” he asserted.
Kharge also claimed that BJP supporters were attacking dalits and government officers in Odisha.
“The BJP will wipe out dalits, tribals and youths unless they learn to fight for their rights,” the Congress chief alleged.
Hitting out at the Centre, he also said that the Congress government set up 160 PSUs in India, while the BJP dispensation “privatised 23 of those”.
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Man arrested with Rs 2.54-crore heroin in Mumbai
Mumbai (PTI): Police have arrested a man and seized over 500 grams of heroin worth Rs 2.54 crore in the illicit market from him in Mumbai, officials said on Friday.
The police's Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) made the drug seizure in Santacruz in the western suburbs. The operation was conducted by the Kandivali unit of the ANC on Thursday as part of a special crackdown against drug trafficking in the area, they said.
Acting on specific inputs, an ANC team conducted a raid in Santacruz (East) and intercepted a man. During a search, the team recovered 508 grams of high-grade heroin from his possession, an official said.
The seized contraband, a highly addictive, opioid drug derived from morphine, is estimated to be worth Rs 2.54 crore in the international market, he informed.
Following the seizure, a case was registered against the man under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and he was formally placed under arrest in the early hours of Friday.
The police are currently investigating the source of the drug and trying to identify the intended recipients of the consignment, he said.
