Davangere, May 29: The verbal dual which erupted between Honnali MLA MP Renukacharya and police officials during the Karnataka bandh called by the BJP demanding farm loan waiver, here on Monday, went viral in the social media.

It is said that Renukacharya and his followers have tried to impose the bandh in the town on Monday. When the police stopped their attempt, the MLA and his followers have taken the police to task and the video of this scene has gone viral. It is seen in the video that Renukacharya and ZP member Mahesh engaged in verbal dual with Circle Inspector Ramesh and PSI Kadadevara Math. Though the police reiterated that there is no scope for forceful bandh, the MLA said that they would conduct bike rally and insulted the officials in foul language.  

Saying that he has not forced anybody to close the shops and business establishments and nobody was abused, the MLA is seen using foul language in the video.

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Panaji (PTI): Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Sunday ordered a magisterial inquiry into the fire at a nightclub which claimed 25 lives.

Speaking to PTI, Sawant said an FIR has been lodged against the owner and the general manager of the nightclub and they would be arrested.

The fire broke out at Birch by Romeo Lane after midnight. The popular party venue at Arpora village, located around 25 km from the state capital Panaji, opened last year.

CM Sawant, in a post on X, said, "I am closely reviewing the situation arising from the tragic fire incident at Arpora, in which 25 people have lost their lives and six have been injured." 

"All six injured persons are in a stable condition and are receiving the best medical care. I have ordered a magisterial inquiry into the entire incident to identify the cause and fix responsibility," he said.

Speaking to PTI, Sawant said the police have registered an FIR against the owner and the general manager of the nightclub, and they would be arrested.

He said this is the first time that such an incident has happened in Goa. 

A preliminary inquiry has indicated that the fire started on the first floor of the club, and due to congestion and small doors, the customers could not move out, the CM said.

"Some of them rushed to the ground floor and got trapped there," he said.