BJP–JD(S) alliance will continue in all elections: Deve Gowda
Bengaluru: Former Prime Minister and JD(S) supremo H.D. Deve Gowda has assured that the alliance between the BJP and JD(S) will remain intact and continue across all levels of elections in Karnataka.
Speaking to reporters at the JD(S) office, J.P. Bhavan, on Friday, Deve Gowda said that the understanding between the two parties would apply to elections in the Greater Bengaluru municipal corporations, Zilla Panchayats, Taluk Panchayats, as well as the upcoming Assembly polls.
He dismissed speculation about any strain in ties with the BJP. “There is no change in our relationship with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He has never spoken lightly about me. The ties between the two parties are strong,” Gowda said.
On farmers’ protests against the Bidadi township project, the JD(S) chief chose not to comment. “We are a small political party. Our effort is to preserve and strengthen it. The people will give their verdict during elections, until then we must wait,” he remarked.
Criticising the Congress government, Gowda said that its guarantee schemes had worsened the State’s financial situation. “Even their own legislators admit this. At such a time, the government has the responsibility to go beyond its limits to help the people,” he said.
The veteran leader also underlined his commitment to strengthening the JD(S) organisation. “As before, H.D. Kumaraswamy will work actively, his health is improving. Nikhil Kumaraswamy is also engaged in party work. Despite losing three elections, he has been tirelessly working across 60–65 constituencies,” Gowda noted appreciatively.
JD(S) leaders T.N. Javarayigowda, former minister Leeladevi R. Prasad, former MLA H. Ningappa, Bengaluru city unit president H.M. Ramesh Gowda, and others were present at the press meet.
Meanwhile, Deve Gowda announced that the JD(S) will hold a massive women’s convention in Bengaluru on October 12. “We expect 50,000 to 60,000 women to participate. If possible, it will be organised at the Palace Grounds,” he said.
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J-K: Six held with drugs, assets worth Rs 73 lakh attached in Udhampur
Jammu (PTI): Six persons were taken into custody during an intensified anti-narcotics crackdown, with police recovering contraband substances and over Rs 23 lakh in Doda and Kathua districts of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Monday.
In a parallel action, properties worth over Rs 73 lakh linked to drug peddlers were also attached in Udhampur district under relevant legal provisions, the police said.
Additional Superintendent of Police, Doda, Mohd Aslam said three persons, including a woman, were detained during a raid on a house at Dak Mohalla in the main town following recovery of 85 grams of suspected brown sugar and over Rs 23 lakh on Sunday evening.
He identified the woman as Zareena Begum, stating that she had been under police surveillance following inputs indicating her involvement in drug peddling.
Besides Zareena, officials said her daughter and son-in-law were also picked up by police during the raid.
“We have taken three individuals into custody. Their roles are being examined, and based on that, arrests will be made. We are continuing raids at other suspected locations,” Aslam said.
Three drug peddlers --Pardeep Singh of Hiranagar, Rahees Butt of Billawar and Ali Sen of Amritsar (Punjab) -- were arrested along with heroin at different places in Kathua district, a police spokesman said.
He said while 2.79 gm of heroin was seized from Singh, 2.66 gm were recovered Butt. Similarly, 303 gm of heroin was seized from Sen who was intercepted near Berrian-Pattan village while moving in a private car from Bhagthali to Maggar Khad on the Jammu-Pathankot highway.
All the three were booked under the NDPS Act and further investigations are on, the spokesman said.
In Udhampur, the spokesman said properties worth Rs 73 lakh were attached in two separate cases registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
The attached properties included a newly constructed residential house, a car, a motorcycle and a mobile phone with a total value of Rs 65 Lakh, belonging to accused Saif Ali who was booked under the NDPS case in Majalta area early this year, he said.
In another action, movable property worth Rs 8 lakh comprising a car, belonging to accused Danish Butt of Doda has been attached under Section 68(F) NDPS Act in connection with an FIR registered at Rehambal police station, the spokesman said.
