I won't fall prey to Operation Lotus: MLA B Nagendra
Bengaluru: "No BJP leaders have contacted me and I will not fall prey to Operation Lotus strategy of the BJP", said Ballari rural MLA B Nagendra.
Speaking to reporters at the Vidhana Soudha here on Wednesday, the MLA said that "no lotus will come to me. Earlier, I had once elected on BJP ticket. Now I am in Congress and I will not desert the Congress", he said.
"I have replied to all notices served by the party. It was true that he was unhappy about some issues. We have asked the party high command to give ticket to local candidate in the by-elections to Ballari Lok Sabha constituency. But the party has given ticket to Ugrappa", he said.
"I was expecting ministerial post. But I didn't get the chance. I held discussion with the party leaders who have promised me of considering me in future. For my personal work, I have gone Mumbai. I have not visited my constituency for the last six months. I will be available in my constituency", he said.
He would speak to CLP leader Siddaramaiah over complaint on disqualification of his MLA position, he said.
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Man arrested with Rs 2.54-crore heroin in Mumbai
Mumbai (PTI): Police have arrested a man and seized over 500 grams of heroin worth Rs 2.54 crore in the illicit market from him in Mumbai, officials said on Friday.
The police's Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) made the drug seizure in Santacruz in the western suburbs. The operation was conducted by the Kandivali unit of the ANC on Thursday as part of a special crackdown against drug trafficking in the area, they said.
Acting on specific inputs, an ANC team conducted a raid in Santacruz (East) and intercepted a man. During a search, the team recovered 508 grams of high-grade heroin from his possession, an official said.
The seized contraband, a highly addictive, opioid drug derived from morphine, is estimated to be worth Rs 2.54 crore in the international market, he informed.
Following the seizure, a case was registered against the man under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and he was formally placed under arrest in the early hours of Friday.
The police are currently investigating the source of the drug and trying to identify the intended recipients of the consignment, he said.
