BJP's 'operation lotus' is detrimental to democracy: Siddaramaiah
Chikmagaluru, Jan 16: The BJP leaders have been trying to destabilise the government through ‘Operation Lotus’ which is detrimental to democratic system in the country, said former chief minister Siddaramaiah.
Speaking to reporters here on Wednesday, Siddaramaiah said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi who preaches moral lessons to others, has stooped to the lowest level of toppling a government. But he was telling about the party principles. The coalition government has no threat. It would complete its full five years term. BJP people were under illusion and they were offering Rs 25- to 50 crore to attract the MLAs from other parties. Where did they get that amount? Was it not the amount earned through corruption? No MLA would fall prey to BJP’s horse trading strategy. It was a drama. The Congress MLAs have gone to Mumbai on personal works. It was their personal issue, he said.
Did Ramesh Jarkiholi disclose anywhere that he would desert the Congress and join BJP? The BJP has kept 104 MLAs in ‘house arrest’. It was not good for Yeddyurappa and his team. Yeddyurappa who want to become the chief minister overnight has no mandate. No Congress MLAs including Ramesh Jarkiholi have gone anywhere. Everything was just a rumour, he clarified.
“BJP leaders have planned to poach Congress MLAs through ‘Operation Lotus’. In the same way, many BJP MLAs are in touch with us. But we would not do such silly politics. People have not voted the BJP to power. Even then, ever since the coalition government came to power, the BJP people have been trying to establish its government through wicked means.
During every festival, they have been misleading the people saying that they would give a gift. BJP people do not have faith on the Constitution and the democracy”, he said.
In a democratic system, people have given the verdict to the BJP to work as opposition party. Instead of doing their duty as a strong opposition party, the BJP has been trying to get power with all illegal means and offering crores of rupees to MLAs. Keeping the MLAs under house arrest in resorts, the BJP leaders have been misleading the people. Whatever they say, that’s a lie. Media should report their lies, Siddaramaiah 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.
