Kerala Public Works Minister slams BJP state president’s conduct at Vizhinjam Port Inauguration
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Public Works Minister, P A Mohammed Riyas took a sharp dig at BJP state president Rajeev Chandrasekhar, criticizing his behavior as inappropriate and unbecoming of a political leader during the inauguration of the Vizhinjam International Port.
Riyas said that while senior cabinet ministers, including the state’s Finance Minister, were seated among the audience, Chandrasekhar choose to sit alone on stage and chant slogans well before the event officially began. He said the act was a discourteous and mocked the BJP leader for using the platform to draw attention to him and did not show respect to the decorum of the occasion.
The minister further said that the Prime Minister’s Office may have arranged for Chandrasekhar’s presence on stage, but that did not justify his actions. He said, “This is not anti-democratic, but Malayalis will certainly view this behavious as rude.”
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Minister Parameshwara says remarks on properties linked to drug peddlers 'misunderstood'
Tumakuru (PTI): Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Saturday said his recent remarks on the demolition of properties linked to those involved in narcotics trade were "misunderstood and misinterpreted".
His clarification follows remarks made two days ago on the government's uncompromising crackdown on the drug menace, including action against properties linked to foreign nationals allegedly involved in drug trafficking.
"It is unfortunate. It is taken in the wrong sense. I didn't mean that tomorrow itself I am going to send bulldozers and demolish the houses. That was not my intention. It was wrongly taken," he told reporters here.
Responding to Congress MLC K Abdul Jabbar's question in the legislative council on the growing drug menace in Bengaluru, Davangere and coastal districts, the minister on Thursday detailed the extensive enforcement measures initiated since the Congress government assumed office.
Pointing to the involvement of some foreign nationals, the minister had said, "Many foreign students from African countries have come to Karnataka. They are into the drug business. We catch them and register cases against them, but they want the case to be registered because once the case is registered, we cannot deport them."
"We have gone to the extent of demolishing the rented building where they stay," he had said.
