Former CM Siddaramaiah warns Yediyurappa against cancelling people-friendly schemes
Bengaluru: Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday warned Yediyurappa led BJP government against cancelling people-friendly schemes initiated by his government.
Yediyurappa on Saturday morning took to Twitter and added that Congress will not take any such anti-people moves lightly.
"If the Yediyurappa government cancels/alters schemes initiated by us it can have serious setbacks," Yediyurappa wrote in the tweet.
In the flood review meeting Yediyurappa had sought advice from officials about managing funds for flood relief and rehabilitation, wherein the officials had suggested cutting down benefits of a few schemes.
Earlier, KPCC Chief, Dinesh Gundu Rao had also warned Yediyurappa against making any such moves, and had added that previous governments had dealt with flood situations like this without cutting down benefits of schemes meant for poor.
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.@BJP4Karnataka govt is either downsizing or neglecting few pro-people schemes that was started by our govt. Such move shall be condemned & wide-spread protests have to be carried out to protect the interests of common man.@INCKarnataka
— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) August 17, 2019
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These are the schemes that is acting as a buffer support in this economic slowdown which is a result of @narendramodi's shortsighted & careless approach towards policy making.
— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) August 17, 2019
Any effect to our pro-poor schemes shall disturb the livelihood of many families.@INCKarnataka
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In biggest haul, drugs worth Rs 51 cr seized in Meghalaya, 2 held
Shillong (PTI): The Meghalaya Police seized drugs worth over Rs 51 crore, the biggest haul of narcotics in the state so far, in East Jaintia Hills district and arrested two Mizoram-based persons in this connection, a senior officer said on Saturday.
The seizure was made during a coordinated naka-checking conducted by the police and Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) personnel in the Ratacherra area on Friday, he said.
During the operation, a vehicle with three persons, including the driver, on board was intercepted and searched in accordance with due legal procedures.
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Upon checking, 19 plastic soap cases, containing suspected heroin weighing 203.7 grams, were recovered from the possession of one of the three persons, the officer said.
The search of the vehicle led to the recovery of a blue-coloured trolley bag belonging to another occupant of the vehicle.
Suspected crystal meth (methamphetamine) tablets weighing 10.145 kilograms were found in the bag, the police officer said.
'Meth' tablets are banned in India.
Two of the three occupants of the vehicle were arrested, and a preliminary investigation suggested that they are part of an interstate and cross-border drug trafficking syndicate, the officer said.
"The total value of the seized contraband is estimated to be around Rs 51.13 crore", ANTF chief Vikash Kumar told PTI.
The arrested persons hail from Mizoram, he said.
A case has been registered at the ANTF police station, and an investigation is underway to establish the forward and backward linkages related to the seizure, the officer added.
