People's response to Congress is higher than expectations: Harris Baikampady
Mangaluru: The response for Congress candidate in Mangaluru Lok Sabha constituency Mithun Rai is getting is far higher than the expectations, Mangaluru North Assembly constituency campaigning committee President Harris Baikampady said.
Speaking to 'Varthabharati' he said, "In the recently held Assembly polls, Congress candidate Mohiuddin Bava secured only 72,000 votes. But, now we are campaigning to win with 5,000 vote margin in this constituency."
"We have already completed one round of door to door campaigning. We have presented the achievements of the state government and the failures of the central government and Nalin Kumar Kateel, before the voters. We have requested to consider development issues rather than emotional issues. Everywhere, displeasure is being expressed over the functioning of BJP and the MP," he added.
Nalin Kumar Kateel, who has been MP for the last 10 years, has done nothing for the development of the Muslim majority areas of this constituency. No promise has been fulfilled. Though the Muslims were disgruntled for not getting Lok Sabha ticket even after several Muslim organizations demanded for the ticket, now they are happy as a young and enthusiastic candidate is contesting the election. This time, the people have decided that the BJP should taste the defeat. This also has strengthened the Congress," Harris Baikampady said.
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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.
