Mangaluru: Biruver Kudla Mangaluru questioned Sharan Pumpwell saying, “Bajrang Dal Leader Sharan Pumpwell is okay with the money of the Muslims. But, why can he not stand the Muslim youth?” they questioned.

On Monday, speaking at a press conference in the city, Biruver Kudla’s Convener Laxmeesh said, “Sharan Pumpwell had once said in a gathering that was done recently that Biruver Kudla is an organization meant for only one caste.  Biruver Kudla is an organization that came into existence to serve society. In 7 years, without seeing caste differences, this organization has offered the help of 3 crore rupees to the poor”, he said.

“Sharan Pumpwell has spoken about the Biruver Kudla in a defamatory manner. Therefore, Biruver Kudla will undertake a legal course against him”, he said.

Biruver Kudla’s Deepu Shettigar addressed the media saying, “With a lease in hand, Sharan Pumpwell has earned by collecting a considerable amount from several Muslim Centres including City Centre. For a man such as him, who is known to fight in the Hindutva cause, the money from Muslim institutions is okay, but Muslim youth are not. How right is this?” he questioned.

From carrying the dead to building houses, we have been serving society. Unlike Sharan Pumpwell who does work to break/divide the society, Biruver Kudla has only done work for people’s welfare in Ballalbagh”, he said.

Kishore Babu, Vidya, Rakesh, Uday Kumar, and others were present during the press conference.

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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.