Karnataka: Congress leaders take out cycle rally to protest hike in fuel prices
Bengaluru: Congress leaders and activists on Monday, staged a cycle rally from the KPCC office to Vidhana Soudha protesting the price hike in fuel and essential commodities.
Leader of the opposition in Karnataka Assembly, Siddaramaiah, who spoke to reporters, said that married women were selling their wedding chains due to rising prices. He accused the central government of not responding to the problem of the people.
Under the leadership of KPCC President D. K. Shivakumar, S. R. Patil, former ministers from the Congress party, MLAs, and Assembly members participated in the cycle rally, which was taken out from KPCC Office in Queen’s Road in Bengaluru to Vidhana Soudha.
Live from KPCC to Vidhana Soudha https://t.co/o7BQG8BAcl
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Minister Parameshwara says remarks on properties linked to drug peddlers 'misunderstood'
Tumakuru (PTI): Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Saturday said his recent remarks on the demolition of properties linked to those involved in narcotics trade were "misunderstood and misinterpreted".
His clarification follows remarks made two days ago on the government's uncompromising crackdown on the drug menace, including action against properties linked to foreign nationals allegedly involved in drug trafficking.
"It is unfortunate. It is taken in the wrong sense. I didn't mean that tomorrow itself I am going to send bulldozers and demolish the houses. That was not my intention. It was wrongly taken," he told reporters here.
Responding to Congress MLC K Abdul Jabbar's question in the legislative council on the growing drug menace in Bengaluru, Davangere and coastal districts, the minister on Thursday detailed the extensive enforcement measures initiated since the Congress government assumed office.
Pointing to the involvement of some foreign nationals, the minister had said, "Many foreign students from African countries have come to Karnataka. They are into the drug business. We catch them and register cases against them, but they want the case to be registered because once the case is registered, we cannot deport them."
"We have gone to the extent of demolishing the rented building where they stay," he had said.
