Karnataka BJP MP Sreeramulu contesting assembly polls
Bengaluru, April 21: BJP's Lok Sabha MP from Karnataka's Ballari, B. Sreeramulu on Saturday filed his nomination papers to contest the May 12 assembly elections from Molakamuru seat in Chitradurga district.
Sreeramulu, 47, was the Health and Family Welfare and Tourism Minister from 2008-2011 in the state's first Bharatiya Janata Party government, but stepped down from the post and resigned from the party to protesting the alleged ill-treatment by the party to then cabinet minister and Ballari mining baron G. Janardhan Reddy.
He had rejoined and contested the Lok Sabha election in 2014 as a BJP candidate from the rich mining district of Ballari.
Sreeramulu is also one of the two MPs among the candidates announced so far by the BJP to contest the assembly elections, with the other being party's Chief Ministerial candidate B.S.Yeddyurappa, who is MP from Shivamogga.
As per his poll affidavit, Sreeramulu declared his income and assets, as well of his wife Bhagyalakshmi, to be valued at Rs 18.17 crore,
He has disclosed cash and bank deposits valued at over Rs 4.5 crore and other immovable assets including property and buildings worth over Rs 12 crore.
Till Friday, the BJP has announced 213 candidates to contest the 224-member Karnataka assembly polls. The party had, in its second list of 82 candidates released on April 16, fielded G. Somashekar Reddy, younger brother of Janardhan Reddy, from Ballari City segment.
The third list released on Friday had included Karunakar Reddy, another of Reddy's brothers, from Harapanahalli in Ballari.
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Delhi Police announces Safe City expansion, new facilities on 79th Raising Day
New Delhi (PTI): Delhi Police announced a series of infrastructure and technology upgrades under the Safe City Project, including the expansion of surveillance systems and construction of new facilities, on the occasion of its 79th Raising Day.
Officials said that under the project, the Command and Control Centre will be further strengthened and several CCTV cameras have already been installed across the national capital. The surveillance system is equipped with advanced features such as hand-gesture recognition, facial detection and overcrowding alerts to enhance real-time monitoring.
"Mobile command vehicles will also be deployed to improve on-ground coordination during emergencies and major events," a senior police officer said.
The Special Cell headquarters will be constructed in Lodhi Colony to bolster operational efficiency. In addition, three new police stations and six police chowkis will be set up.
A seven-floor hostel for women police personnel will be built in Rohini, with accommodation capacity for 132 staff members, officials said.
