Veteran BJP leader in Gujarat Jay Narayan Vyas resigns from party
Ahmedabad: Jay Narayan Vyas, veteran leader of the BJP and former health minister, has resigned from the party after an association with the party for almost three decades.
Addressing mediapersons here on Saturday, Vyas said that he would be contesting the upcoming elections to the Gujarat Assembly, but is keeping his options open. He would discuss with his supporters before deciding on joining the Congress or the Aam Aadmi Party.
“I was relegated to the position of the complainant in the party, which proved a humiliation to my experience. As a result, I decided to quit the BJP,” Vyas clarified, said sources.
The leader, who represents Siddhpur constituency in Patan district, also reportedly accused the members of the district committee of the BJP of trying to get a hold over the district.
“Surveys show me to be a popular candidate in Siddhpur constituency. I have contested seven elections from here and have won four times, although I could not retain the seat in the 2017 election,” Vyas added.
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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.
