Govt cars from CM’s residence returned after Election Code of Conduct comes into force in Karnataka
Siddaramaiah, MTB Nagaraj's cars taken away mid-journey
Bengaluru: The announcement of the dates for the Karnataka state assembly elections by the Central Election Commission has put the code of conduct into force. As part of the implementation of the code, the authorities have recovered two government cars from the residence of Chief Minister Basavaraja Bommai.
In another incident, opposition leader Siddaramaiah travelled in a government car from Mysore to Varuna to pay tribute to a recently deceased individual named Mallesh. However, by the time the tribute meeting was over, the code of conduct had come into effect. As a result, the authorities impounded Siddaramaiah's car, and he had to continue his journey in a private vehicle.
Similarly, Minister MTB Nagaraju, who was in Nandagudi village of Hoskote taluk, was also briefed by his staff about the implementation of the code of conduct. The minister then chose to leave the government car behind and travelled in a private car instead.
These incidents highlight the strict adherence to the code of conduct by the authorities ahead of the upcoming state assembly elections in Karnataka. It remains to be seen how the situation will unfold as the election campaign gains momentum.
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Terrorist hideout busted in J-K’s Poonch; IEDs, wireless sets seized
Mendhar/Jammu (PTI): Security forces unearthed a terrorist hideout in a forest area in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, leading to the recovery of five improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and two wireless sets, officials said on Monday.
All the ready-to-use IEDs, weighing between half-a-kg and five kg, were destroyed in a controlled explosion on-the-spot, thwarting terrorist plans to set off explosions in the border district, the officials said.
The hideout was busted during a joint search operation by army and special operations group of J-K police at Suranthal in Marhote area of Surankote late Sunday evening, the officials said.
While two IEDs were found planted inside steel buckets, three others were packed in tiffin boxes, the officials said.
In addition, the officials said two wireless sets, five packets containing urea, one five litre gas cylinder, one binocular, three woolen caps, three blankets and some trousers and utensils were recovered from the hideout.
