DK Shivakumar demands Yediyurappa's answers on allegations of medical equipment scam in state
Bengaluru: KPCC President DK Shivakumar on Saturday alleged that the BJP government in the state has used the coronavirus crisis for looting the taxpayers’ money.
“BJP ministers have plunged into corruption right from buying PPE kits to beds while COVID-19 patients in Karnataka are dying without ventilators. The BJP government has used coronavirus crisis for looting.” the congress leader tweeted seeking answer from the saffron party.
“The BJP government's corruption in buying ventilator is raging here. The Government of Karnataka has paid Rs 18.20 lakh for the ventilator which was purchased by Tamil Nadu Government at Rs.. 4.78 lakh. CM Yediyurappa has to answer for this corona corruption”, Shivakumar further demanded in another tweet.
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Two held at Bengaluru airport with hydroponic ganja worth Rs 5.79 cr
Bengaluru (PTI): Two people were arrested at the Kempegowda International Airport here for attempting to smuggle hydroponic ganja valued at Rs 5.79 crore, upon their arrival from Bangkok on Wednesday, officials said
They seized 16.54 kg of hydroponic ganja, which was concealed in the checked-in baggage, the Bengaluru Customs said in a post on 'X'.
Both the accused were arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, it said.
Meanwhile, the Customs officials at the Bengaluru Airport also disposed of 287.5 kg of Ganja (Hydroponic Weed) and 1.17 kg of Cocaine seized under the NDPS Act, 1985, in accordance with CBIC (Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs) Disposal Manual on March 17, it said in another post.
