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Maharashtra: Bag full of cash, gold jewellery found outside BJP MLA Prasad Lad residence, investigation underway
According to the initial reports, the bag full of cash and jewellery was kept by an unidentified man outside Maharashtra’s BJP MLA Prasad Lad’s home.
A suspicious bag was found outside the residence of Maharashtra BJP MLA Prasad Lad on Sunday morning. A bag full of cash, gold jewellery, coins, and silver idols, including Ganpati’s idol, was placed outside his home in Matunga. Reportedly, the police saw an iffy man passing by his house at around 5:30–6:00 am and when they approached him, he fled and left the bag.
According to the initial reports, the bag full of cash and jewellery was kept by an unidentified man outside Lad’s home. The moment the building’s security guard noticed the bag, he informed Lad. Police are looking into the matter. A case has been registered at Matunga Police Station against an unidentified person in connection with the matter of the bag.
Seeing an unknown bag outside MLA’s house caused fear and panic among Lad’s neighbours. People were assuming that the bag may have contained something explosive. The worrying aspect is that, despite strict security arrangements outside his residence, the bag was left there.
Meanwhile, the investigation is underway. The police are also looking into the CCTV footage to solve the matter quickly.
Last week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s security was compromised during his Andhra Pradesh visit when black balloons were reportedly spotted flying near PM Modi’s chopper. PM Modi was in Vijaywada to attend the national executive meeting.
Earlier, the question was raised about West Bengal’s Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s security when a man climbed through her residence’s wall at 1 am on Saturday night, crossed over, and sat throughout the night despite Z+ security cover.
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AIADMK leader KP Munusamy says party will form new alliance after ending ties with BJP
KP Munusamy, a senior leader of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) said, the party will form a separate alliance for the upcoming elections.
KP Munusamy, a senior leader of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) said, the party will form a separate alliance for the upcoming elections. The Palaniswami’s party ended its tie with the BJP and withdrew its coalition with the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) three days earlier.
According to reports, KP Munusamy further said that the party has not asked to remove K Annamalai, the BJP state president.
Speaking on the removal of the BJP party’s state president, Munusamy said that it is childish to even ask if such a large party like AIADMK would demand anything like that. The party will never commit a mistake like that, he added.
He further clarified that his party’s leaders are not someone who would tell another party how it should function.
Speaking on the relationship with NDA and joining the alliance in future, Munusamy said Stalin and his son Udhayanidhi are claiming that this is a drama.
Stalin and his son Udhayanidhi are only speaking in such a manner because they have a fear after we broke ties with BJP, the AIADMK leader said.
The AIADMK on September 25, announced that it is breaking the alliance with the BJP, ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The AIADMK unanimously passed a party resolution in this regard.
Announcing the decision, AIADMK deputy coordinator K P Munusamy said the BJP state leadership has been continuously making unnecessary remarks about their former leaders, their general secretary Edapaddi Palaniswami and their cadres for the past one year.
The decision to part ways follows months of speculation over the strained relationship between the AIADMK and the BJP. Notably, Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai had repeatedly commented against AIADMK leaders and that did not earn him any wrath as the BJP was seemingly fine with Annamalai’s assault on the AIADMK leadership.
Even though the AIADMK’s relationship with Annamalai had not been smooth for more than a year, the latter’s observations on DMK founder CN Annadurai, the AIADMK is a breakaway from the DMK and founded by MG Ramachandran after Annadurai’s death, for the last couple of weeks, had provoked the latest round of spat between the two parties.
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MS Swaminathan dies, he was 98
MS Swaminathan, the father of India’s Green Revolution, passed away at the age of 98 on Thursday.
MS Swaminathan, the father of India’s Green Revolution, passed away at the age of 98 on Thursday.
Swaminathan was a renowned Indian agriculture scientist. In 1988, he established the MS Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF), a non-profit trust after receiving the First World Food Prize in 1987.
According to reports, he took his last breath around 11 am today in Chennai.
During the 1960s and 1970s, Swaminathan’s extraordinary work brought a revolution in Indian agriculture, it helped the country to achieve self-sufficiency in food production when we faced the prospect of widespread famine.
He was born in Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu. He was selected as the first World Food Prize laureate for his groundbreaking work during the 1960s.
The United Nations Environment Programme recognised him as the Father of Economic Ecology.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended his condolence on the death of MS Swaminathan. PM Modi said he is deeply saddened by the demise of MS Swaminathan. At a very critical period in our nation’s history, his groundbreaking work in agriculture transformed the lives of millions and ensured food security for our nation, he added.
PM Modi also said that apart from Swaminathan’s revolutionary contributions to agriculture, he was a powerhouse of innovation and a nurturing mentor to many. His unwavering commitment to research and mentorship has left an indelible mark on countless scientists and innovators, he further added.
The Prime Minister said I will always cherish my conversations with Dr Swaminathan. His passion to see India progress was exemplary. His life and work will inspire generations to come, PM Modi said.
On the demise of MS Swaminathan, Rahul Gandhi also extended his condolence. Gandhi took to X, formerly Twitter and said that Dr. MS Swaminathan’s steadfast commitment to revolutionising India’s agriculture turned us into a food surplus country.
Gandhi further said his legacy as the Father of the Green Revolution will always be remembered.
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Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira arrested by Punjab Police in old drugs smuggling case, Congress, SAD condemn arrest
Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira has been arrested by the Punjab Police in an old drugs smuggling case on September 28.
Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira has been arrested by the Punjab Police in an old drugs smuggling case on September 28.
Under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, a case was registered against the Congress leader in drugs smuggling case. Following that the officials from the Jalalabad police station raided Khaira’s Sector 5 bungalow in Chandigarh today morning.
On his arrest, Punjab Congress President Amarinder Singh Warring slammed the CM Mann-led Aam Aadmi Party government and called it a ploy by the state government to distract people from the main issues.
Warring further said that National Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge asked him on call in the morning to fight for the Khaira and asked other party leaders to do so.
Taking to X, formerly Twitter Warring said the recent arrest of Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira smacks of Political Vendetta, it is an attempt to intimidate the opposition and is a ploy of the Punjab government to distract from core issues. We stand strongly with Sukhpal Khaira and will take this fight to its logical conclusion, he added.
Condemning Congress leader Khaira’s arrest, the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) also attacked the AAP-led Punjab government. The SAD took to social media platform X and said the arrest of the Congress leader was a political vendetta.
It further said that political differences aside, the Shiromani Akali Dal Amritsar condemns the arrest borne out of the witch hunt and political vendetta against a very respected Bholath MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira, a fierce critic of Bhagwant Mann and AAP-led Punjab government, the SAD wrote in the social media post.
Khaira, a member of the legislative assembly from the Bholath constituency in Punjab was arrested today in an old drugs case. He also serves as the chairman of the All India Kisan Congress.
