Mangaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy, who arrived in the city on Sunday to campaign for Cong-JD(S) alliance candidate in Dakshina Kannada constituency Mithun Rai, questioned the developmental work done in the constituency by Narendra Modi led government.

He was speaking at the Mangaluru International Airport after arriving in the city. He questioned “What has Narendra Modi given to this constituency so that people should vote for BJP only by having Modi agenda in their minds? What has he done in the five years? Privatization of Mangaluru Airport? Vijaya Bank merger?”

“People in BJP have been lately urging voters in Mangaluru to vote for BJP for the sake of Modi and not for Nalin Kumar Kateel. But why should people vote for Modi? What has he done for the constituency? The Mangaluru International Airport which was making profits was handed to private entity. The Vijaya Bank which was also making profits unlike other banks was merged with Bank of Baroda in Gujarat. So why should people vote for Modi? It is about self-esteem of people of Mangaluru” he added.

Modi will be arriving in Mangaluru on April 13, on the same day Rahul Gandhi was also scheduled to land in the city. However the dates have been slightly adjusted, he informed.

“I have held meetings with Minister U.T Khader, Jayamala and other leaders of the Udupi-Chikmagalur and Dakshina Kannada constituencies to make sure that candidates here sweep the election. We have so far received good response in both the constituencies” he stated.

Dakshina Kannada District In-charge minister U.T Khader and Udupi District In-charge Minister Jayamala were present along with the CM at the airport.

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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.