Three months after taking charge as Leader of Opposition, no official vehicle for Siddaramaiah
Former CM questions bias of Speaker Kageri over the issue
Bengaluru: Former Karnataka Chief Minister and Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Assembly, Siddaramaiah on Monday expressed anguish for not being allotted government car more than three months after taking oath as leader of opposition.
“Chief Minsiter, Deputy Chief Ministers and Ministers were allotted government vehicle soon after they took oath of their respective posts and here I am waiting for the government vehicle even after three months of taking oath as the Leader of Opposition” Siddaramaiah quipped.
Siddaramaiah further informed he had written a letter to the speaker of the assembly Vishveshwar Hegde Kageri regarding this.
“Leader of Opposition is entitled to get official car, staff and other privileges, even after three months of being appointed as the LoP, I am yet to get these facilities. I had written to the speaker two months back but yet no action has been initiated in this regard” the former CM said.
He also questioned the bias stand of the speaker in the issue pointing that the CM and other ministers were given vehicles soon as they took charge, but he was ignored even after months of taking the charge of the office.
“Why is there bias by the speaker between the ruling party and other party? What message does he want to convey with such acts?” Siddaramaiah questioned.
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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.
