Centre wants me to appoint Sajad Lone as CM: J&K Governor
Jammu and Kashmir, Nov 27: Amidst controversial dissolution of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, Governor Satya Pal Malik said that “the central government has wanted me to appoint Sajad Lone as the chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir”.
Despite efforts of other political parties like PDP which claimed stake to form the government with the support of National Congress and the Congress and another bid from the People’s Conference which has only two members along with the BJP and 18 MLAs from other parties on Wednesday night, the Governor has abruptly dissolved the Assembly.
Malik said that he did not want to go down in the history as a dishonest man.
Shortly after the Governor’s decision, Sajad Lone sent a Whatsapp message to the Governor claiming his stake to form the government with the support of BJP and 18 other MLAs, but he did not divulge the names of other MLAs.
Earlier, Malik had said that he was completely apolitical as there was no political pressure or interference from the Centre. The Governor had also said that PDP president and former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti and National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah could have easily contacted him if they were serious about forming a government.
He said People's Conference leader Sajad Lone had also claimed that his two MLAs were being threatened. The dissolution has paved the way for a fresh election in the state amid speculation that it could be held with the Lok Sabha polls due early next year.
The President rule was imposed in the state on June 19 for a 6-month period following the collapse of the PDP-BJP coalition government headed by Mehbooba Mufti after the saffron party withdrew its support to the PDP. The state assembly was also kept in suspended animation so that political parties could explore the possibility of forming a new government.
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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.
