CM Kumaraswamy to accompany Uttara Kannada Cong-JDS alliance candidate filing nomination on April 4
JD(S) leader Anand Asnotikar will take on Union Minister Ananth Kumar Hegde in Uttara Kannada
Karwar: Uttara Kannada Constituency’s candidate from Cong-JD(S) coalition, Anand Asnotikar will file his nomination papers on April 4, when the Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy will be visiting the city here.
According to the reports, a priest who Asnotikar considers before every decision had asked Asnotikar to file the nomination papers on March 30. Asnotikar though signed the papers on March 30 afternoon but did not file it and added that he will file it on April 4 in the presence of Chief Minister.
Speaking about his rival in the constituency and union minister Ananth Kumar Hegde, Asnotikar claimed that Hegde has business transactions with Muslim countries even after speaking against Muslims and Islam in public. “He is not valued within the BJP, all his speeches and comments on Islam and Muslims are his stunts to for votes. He is involved in multiple businesses transaction with Muslim countries” Asnotikar said while addressing press reporters.
“He has done nothing significant in the district in his 22 years as the parliamentarian from here. And the time has come when he will be taught lesson by the voters” he further added.
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Mangaluru: Two arrested, MDMA worth Rs 5.41 lakh seized
Mangaluru: Surathkal Police have arrested two persons and seized 54.06 grams of MDMA valued at Rs 5.41 lakh near a weighing bridge at Mukka within the Surathkal police station limits, Deccan Herald reported on Saturday.
According to DCP (Law and Order) Mithun H.N., the police acted on credible information that a resident of Kaup was arriving in the area to sell MDMA. Based on the tip-off, the PSI of Surathkal Police Station conducted a raid and found two cars parked side by side at the spot.
The arrested accused have been identified as Zakaria (38), from Kombugudde in Kaup and Mithun Poojary (23), from Santhekatte, Udupi district.
During interrogation, it was revealed that the accused had allegedly come to Surathkal to sell the MDMA to college students and the general public. Police arrested both and seized a total of 54.06 grams of MDMA from their possession,18.42 grams from Zakaria and 36.18 grams from Mithun Poojary.
Police confiscated two cars worth Rs 13 lakh, two mobile phones valued at Rs 20,000, and cash amounting to Rs 11,700. The total value of the seized property is estimated at Rs 18,72,700.
A case has been registered at the Surathkal Police Station under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. Further investigation is in progress.
The DCP said that Zakaria has a criminal history, with five previous cases registered against him. These include assault cases at Bajpe Police Station in 2009 and Mulki Police Station in 2020, a case involving assault on a woman in 2022, a kidnapping case at Udupi Town Police Station in 2021, and another assault case at Padubidri Police Station in 2022.
