Our governments must work together, Kejriwal tells Modi
New Delhi, June 21: In a dramatic reversal from his earlier confrontational attitude, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and extended a hand of cooperation, saying both the city and central governments must work together for the capital's development.
"Assured full cooperation of Delhi government to develop Delhi, (the) capital city of India. It is important that Delhi government and Centre work together," Kejriwal tweeted after the meeting.
Kejriwal, in his call-on meeting with Modi at Parliament House, also congratulated the Prime Minister for his victory in the Lok Sabha election.
He appealed for the Centre's cooperation for the implementation of rainwater storage project, which has been recommended by several expert groups, including a study by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi.
He said the Delhi government has planned for the natural storage of water in the Yamuna river floodplains during the rainy season to end Delhi's water shortage.
"One season's water (is) sufficient to meet Delhi's water needs. Requested Centre's support," he said in a post.
Kejriwal also informed Modi that Delhi faces an acute water shortage, particularly in summer months and the project, once implemented, will ensure that storage of water during a single monsoon, will be sufficient to meet Delhi's water requirements for two years.
The Chief Minister also invited the Prime Minister to visit a 'Mohalla Clinic' and a Delhi government school.
The city's Mohalla Clinics and Delhi's transformed government schools are the Kejriwal government's pet schemes that have won wide acclaim.
Kejriwal said 'Ayushman Bharat' - the Modi government's health scheme - was briefly discussed as well.
He said he told Modi that Delhi's health scheme "is much bigger and wider in scope. However, assured him to examine if Ayushman Bharat scheme could also be integrated into our scheme".
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government and the Modi government have been at loggerheads over a string of issues since Kejriwal became Chief Minister in February, 2015.
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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.
