Nalin Kumar Kateel, Ashwath Narayan slam Siddaramaiah over his remarks on Ukraine evacuation
Mangaluru: Karnataka BJP Chief and DK MP Nalin Kumar Kateel on Thursday slammed former Karnataka CM and Leader of Opposition in Karnataka assembly Siddaramaiah over his remarks on the Ukraine crisis.
Speaking to the presspersons at the mega job fair here at the AJ Institute of Engineering and Technology, Kateel said Siddaramaiah’s behavior was irresponsible and dared him to show up with the data of evacuation during the Iraq-Iran war.
“Trying to take political advantage at the time of distress shows his narrow-mindedness,” Kateel told reporters.
Karnataka Minister for Higher Education CN Ashwath Narayan also joined Kateel in attacking the former CM and asserted that India was the only country that was trying to evacuate its citizens from war-torn Ukraine.
“Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself is personally monitoring the situation and is reaching out to the students and their families. Siddaramaiah’s remarks are irresponsible and are for political gains,” the minister said.
When asked about the debate for the need of Indian students to study medicine abroad, Ashwath Narayan said “40% seats across India are reserved. There are several government colleges as well. We will also look into all the possible measures that can be undertaken by the government to improve the situation. I will hold discussions with the CM and experts in this regard. But right now, our priority is to bring all the students stuck in Ukraine, back safely.”
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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.
