Alliance in the Lok Sabha polls too: Ivan D’souza
Mangaluru, July 21: MLC Ivan D'Souza has said that the Congress and the JD (S) will face elections through the alliance in the next Lok Sabha polls as well.
Speaking at a press conference held at the City Municipal office on Saturday, he said preparations for the Lok Sabha elections are going on in the state. Discussions are being held with activists across the state.
While the government is taking the Lok Sabha polls seriously, it has set the target to win 20 of the 28 seats in the state. The election preparations will be held under the leadership of the new president of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) Dinesh Gundu Rao.
It has been proposed in the Legislative Council to issue free bus pass to all students. There is a delay in implementing the scheme due to lack of grants. In the next few days, the government will move forward to distribute free bus pass.
Chief Minister Kumaraswamy has approved to establish a Christian Development Council. It should be implemented immediately, He demanded.
Rs 200 crore have been granted for Christian Development Corporation in 2018-19. The fund must be increased to Rs 300 crore in future, he added.
“5,980 students of the district have been given Rs 20.46 crore at zero percent interest in four years. The government had promised to give two crore jobs. But it was not possible. Loans given to students must be waived off immediately,” Ivan D'Souza urged
850 applications submitted under the home-shop scheme
The government has introduced a new scheme called 'Home-Shop Scheme' to rehabilitate the minorities who have been acquitted in the communal riots / communal violence cases.
Those who lost their homes and business places, and those who were released as innocents must utilise this scheme, he added.
For this scheme, already 850 applications have been submitted in the district. August 31st is the last date for the submission of such application. The government is committed to protecting minorities, he said.
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Another North Goa nightclub sealed; Kejriwal says corruption led to fire tragedy
Panaji (PTI): As part of a crackdown against tourist establishments violating laws and safety norms in the aftermath of the Arpora fire tragedy, Goa authorities on Saturday sealed a renowned club at Vagator and revoked the fire department NOC of another club.
Cafe CO2 Goa, located on a cliff overlooking the Arabian Sea at Vagator beach in North Goa, was sealed. The move came two days after Goya Club, also in Vagator, was shut down for alleged violations of rules.
Elsewhere, campaigning for local body polls, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal said the fire incident at Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub at Arpora, which claimed 25 lives on December 6, happened because the BJP government in the state was corrupt.
An inspection of Cafe CO2 Goa by a state government-appointed team revealed that the establishment, with a seating capacity of 250, did not possess a no-objection certificate (NOC) of the Fire and Emergency Services Department. The club, which sits atop Ozrant Cliff, also did not have structural stability, the team found.
The Fire and Emergency Services on Saturday also revoked the NOC issued to Diaz Pool Club and Bar at Anjuna as the fire extinguishers installed in the establishment were found to be inadequate, said divisional fire officer Shripad Gawas.
A notice was issued to Nitin Wadhwa, the partner of the club, he said in the order.
Campaigning at Chimbel village near Panaji in support of his party's Zilla Panchayat election candidate, Aam Aadmi Party leader Kejriwal said the nightclub fire at Arpora happened because of the "corruption of the Pramod Sawant-led state government."
"Why this fire incident happened? I read in the newspapers that the nightclub had no occupancy certificate, no building licence, no excise licence, no construction licence or trade licence. The entire club was illegal but still it was going on," he said.
"How could it go on? Couldn't Pramod Sawant or anyone else see it? I was told that hafta (bribe) was being paid," the former Delhi chief minister said.
A person can not work without bribing officials in the coastal state, Kejriwal said, alleging that officers, MLAs and even ministers are accepting bribes.
