Party office to be my home till polls: Rajasthan BJP chief
Jaipur, July 3: First time after taking over the reins of Rajasthan Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president, Madan Lal Saini on Tuesday visited his hometown Sikar.
Addressing the media, Saini said: "BJP office will be my home till next assembly elections. I will not go to my home till elections and will be working day and night in the party office. I have also ordered for my beds and other utility items in office to keep in constant touch with party workers," he said.
Saini said that the state has witnessed the highest number of developmental projects being introduced under the tenure of Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje.
Praising the efforts of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he said the country has been able to make a mark across the globe which is a matter of pride for every Indian.
"...the BJP government has introduced many ambitious schemes which have benefited crores of people. And to meet these people, PM Modi himself is coming to Jaipur on July 7. He will talk to the beneficiaries during the visit," Saini said.
In the ensuing assembly elections, the party will accomplish the mission of winning 180 seats and also win 25 seats in Lok Sabha, he added.
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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.
