The Kalaburagi district unit of the BJP’s Scheduled Castes Morcha has demanded the resignation of Kalaburagi South MLA Allamprabhu Patil following his aide’s arrest in a drugs case by the Maharashtra Police.
BJP Scheduled Castes Morcha Kalaburagi city unit president Mallikarjun Janekeri addressing presspersons here on Tuesday said that Kalaburagi South Block Congress unit president Lingaraj Kanni, a close associate of Mr. Patil, was arrested by the Thane Police in Maharashtra for being in possession of narcotic substances and making an attempt to sell them.
The police recovered 120 bottles of the banned Codeine-based syrup and registered a case under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
He said that though Congress leaders promise to free Kalaburagi district from sand and drug mafia, their close aides are involved in illegal activities in the district.
BJP’s OBC Morcha State secretary Avvanna Myakeri urged the Maharashtra government to treat the drug case with utmost seriousness, while suggesting that it be handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
Mr. Myakeri said that accused Lingaraj Kanni is a close aide of Minister Priyank Kharge and also Allamprabhu Patil.
He said that a drug racket is going on in a large scale in the district and the arrest of Lingaraj Kanni is just a tip of the iceberg as more are suspected to be involved in the case.
Published – July 15, 2025 09:25 pm IST
