FIR against Congress leaders for violating COVID-19 norms during protests: Karnataka Home Minister
Bengaluru: Karnataka Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday asserted that the Congress leaders who violated the Corona lockdown norms to protest against fuel prices hike on Monday, will be booked and FIRs will be registered against them.
The BJP leader was speaking to the media reporters on Monday in the city when he added that the Congress leaders while registering their protest did not maintain physical distancing and other norms of lockdown. He added that the party while seeking permission for the protests had assured of following all the regulations but had failed in abiding it.
Bommai also opined that there was no need for such protests amidst the Coronavirus scare.
He then said the violators will be booked under the NDRF-2020 Act and action will be initiated against Congress leaders and workers in this regard.
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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.
