Karkala: Board that named road as "Nathuram Godse Road" removed in presence of PDO, Police Officials
Days after miscreants erected a board naming a road in Bola village in Karkala Taluk on the name of Nathuram Godse, locals in the presence of Panchayat PDO and Police officials uprooted the board on Monday.
According to the reports, miscreants had erected a board naming a road as "Nathuram Godse Road" overnight about three days back, leading to widespread protests and anguish from locals.
Youth Congress activists had reportedly protested at the Panchayat office objecting to the naming of road on the name of assassin of Mahatma Gandhi. They had demanded legal action against those involved in the case.
Reacting to the incident, the Panchayat officials stated that the board was not installed by the Panchayat.
Local MLA V Sunil Kumar of the ruling BJP also echoed the stance of Panchayat and said the board was put by individuals and it was not approved by the Panchayat. He also added the Panchayat officials are looking into the matter.
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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.
