Former IAS Officer Sasikanth Senthil takes oath as Lok Sabha member
New Delhi: Sasikanth Senthil, the former Deputy commissioner of Dakshina Kannada district and ex-IAS officer, was sworn in as a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha today.
Sasikanth Senthil took the oath in Tamil while holding the Constitution, drawing significant attention. After taking the oath, he addressed the parliament, stating, "Stop the shameful atrocities against minorities, Dalits, and Adivasis. Jai Bhim, Jai Samvidhan."
Senthil, who contested and won the Thiruvallur constituency seat in Tamil Nadu as a Congress candidate had achieved a record victory margin of 5,72,155 votes.
Initially a software engineer, Senthil transitioned into the education sector before successfully clearing the UPSC examination. As a 2009 batch IAS officer, he served in various capacities before resigning from his services to join the Congress party.
Senthil played a crucial role in establishing the Congress war room during the 2023 Karnataka assembly elections and continued his strategic contributions in managing the party's efforts during the Lok Sabha elections.
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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.
