Bengaluru, Feb. 2 -- The State BJP has criticised Home Minister Dr. G. Parameshwar for what it called careless remarks regarding the NCB's (Narcotics Control Bureau) recent raids in Mysuru, which unearthed a major drug racket.

Pointing out that the NCB had released a press note on its operations in Mysuru - during which it busted a narcotics manufacturing unit and seized drugs worth over Rs. 10 crore - the BJP alleged that the Home Minister and Mysuru City Police Commissioner had misled the public by claiming that the seized materials were not drugs.

BJP leaders further claimed that major cities in the State, including Bengaluru and Mysuru, were turning into drug hubs. They cited recent raids conducted by Maharashtra and Gujarat Police ...