Who is Jayadev Galla, the millionaire TDP MP who initiated no-confidence debate?
New Delhi, July 20: Telegu Desam Party MP Jayadev Galla's speech in the Lok Sabha today reminded one of Amaron battery's tag line: Long, really long. Incidentally Galla owns the company that manufactures Amaron.
Jayadev Galla is the managing director of Amara Raja Group which is known for its automotive battery brand "Amaron".
Galla was asked by TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu to open the debate and was allotted 13 minutes by the Lok Sabha Speaker for presenting the party's stand. However, later he kept asking for some extra time.
Here are five things to know about TDP MP Jayadev Galla:
1. The 52-year-old MP represents the Guntur constituency in Andhra Pradesh. He was elected to the 16th Lok Sabha in May 2014.
2. Jayadev Galla was born in Chittoor but shifted to the United States of America at an early age. After living there for almost 22 years, he returned to India.
3. Galla has studied political science and economics at the University of Illinois.
4. He is an industrialist by profession and is the managing director of the Amara Raja Group. He has been rated as one of the best CEOs in the country.
5. Jaydev Galla declared assets worth Rs 683 crore in the 2014 general elections, making him one of the wealthiest politicians in India.
Galla in his speech called the Modi regime a "saga of empty promises". He slammed the central government for not granting special status to Andhra Pradesh and failing to fulfil its promises according to the AP Reorganisation Act.
Jayadev Galla, while initiating the debate on no-confidence motion, said, "It is not a war between BJP and TDP. It's a dharma yudh."
"Today we are witnessing a war between promise and morality. The BJP president himself has decided to wage a war against the TDP. Uncertainty still continues in Andhra Pradesh and this government has put more challenges before us," he said.
"The no-confidence motion was moved because of: Lack of trust, priority, and an unbiased approach towards Andhra Pradesh," Galla said.
Congress president Rahul Gandhi in his speech referred to Jayadev Galla's speech and said that he heard him very carefully. Rahul said that he and the whole country are victims of 21st-century political weapon. This political weapon, he says, is called 'jumla strikes'.
In his speech, Jayadev Galla while referring to Prime Minister Modi had said, "You are singing a different tune, which the people of Andhra Pradesh are keenly observing. They would give a befitting reply in the upcoming polls. If people of Andhra are cheated, the BJP will be also decimated in the state like the Congress. Mr PM, it's not a threat, it's a shraap (curse)".
Courtesy: www.indiatoday.in
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'Someone must be held accountable': HC converts civil suit on Goa nightclub tragedy into PIL
Panaji (PTI): The Bombay High Court on Monday converted a civil suit against Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub into a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) saying "someone has to be held accountable" for the tragedy in which 25 people were killed.In a stern observation, Goa bench of the High Court of Justices Sarang Kotwal and Ashish Chavan said the local panchayat had "failed to take suo motu cognisance" of the club and had taken "no action despite complaints."
The division bench directed the Goa government to file a detailed reply on the permissions granted to the nightclub.
The High Court, while fixing January 8 as the next date of hearing, pointed out that commercial operations were continuing in the structure despite it having been served a demolition order.
The original petition was filed after the December 6 tragedy by Pradeep Ghadi Amonkar and Sunil Divkar, the owners of the land on which the nightclub was operating.
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Advocate Rohit Bras de Sa, the lawyer representing the petitioner, was made amicus curiae in the matter and has been asked to file a detailed affidavit in the matter.
In their petition, Amonkar and Divkar highlighted "the alarming pattern of statutory violations that have remained inadequately addressed despite multiple complaints, inspections, show-cause notices, and even a demolition order".
They contended that these violations posed "immediate threats to public safety, ecological integrity, and the rule of law in the state of Goa."
Investigations by multiple agencies into the nightclub fire have revealed various irregularities, including lack of permissions to operate the nightclub.
The Goa police arrested five managers and staff members of the club, while co-owners Gaurav Luthra and Saurabh Luthra have been detained in Thailand after they fled the country.
