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Shouldn’t indiscipline lead to disqualification: SC asks Shinde
Defending its stand, Shinde faction said the legislative party is an integral part of original party. There were two whips appointed by the party in June last year and it went with one that said it did not want to continue
`25 cr cocaine found concealed in soap at airport, 2 held
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First India Bureau Mumbai: Officials have seized 2.58kg of cocaine worth Rs25 crore concealed in soap bars from a passenger after he landed at the Mumbai international airport from Ethiopia, an official said on Tuesday.
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) had received specific information that a passenger travelling to Mumbai from Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) was smuggling the narcotic, the official said. Based on this intelligence, a DRI intercepted the passenger on Monday and found 2.58 kg of cocaine concealed in 12 soap bars in his trolley bag, he said, adding that the value of the seized contraband is more than Rs25 crore in the international market.
In a swift follow-up action, the officials also nabbed the intended recipient of the contraband. Both accused have been remanded to DRI custody.
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New Delhi: Amid the continuing legal tussle between the two Shiv Sena factions, the Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Eknath Shinde-led faction if its decision to go against the undivided party’s wish to con- cipline leading to grounds for disqualification.
Defending its stand, the Shinde faction said the legislative party is an integral part of the original party. There were two whips appointed by the party in June last year and it went with the one that said it did not want to continue in the coalition, it
A fivejudge headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud told senior advocate Neeraj Kishan Kaul, appearing for the Shinde faction, “If you don’t want to go with the alliance, decide that out- side the House (state assembly); inside the House you are bound by party discipline.
Your writing to the governor that you don’t want to continue with the MVA itself, amounted to (grounds for) dis-
