Mangaluru, November 25: “Till Rama Mandir is built, we would not have Achhe Din”, said Vishwa Hindu Parishad senior leader Sohan Singh Solanki.

Addressing the Janaagraha convention organized by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal at Nehru Maidan here on Sunday, he said that Ram Mandir construction was not possible due to the people of Babar mindset in the country. Even the Supreme Court also has not respected the feelings of crores of Hindus.

“We have our own government at the centre. But also the Ram Mandir is not yet constructed. But Tipu Jayanti is being celebrated in Karnataka. The people of Karnataka should celebrate Krishnadevaraya Jayanthi instead of Tipu Jayanti. Babar, Akbar were misfortune of this country. Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Rana Pratap Simha were the symbol of self-esteem of the country”, he said.

Those who were ruling the country in the name of Babri Masjid have lost the power. As the court has not allowed the Hindus to construct Ram Mandir, the central government should find ways to construct the Mandir. Last time, Ashok Singhal led the fight for constructing the Ram Mandir and this time, Pejawar swamiji would lead the fight, Solanki said.

MPs asked to bring in a law to build Ram Mandir

Lok Sabha Member Nalin Kumar Kateel was given a memorandum at the VHP meeting to construct Ram Mandir at Ayodhya.

After receiving the memorandum, Kateel said that Ram Mandir should be constructed at Ayodhya. He has not forgotten that he was elected as the MP with the responsibility of constructing the Ram Mandir. He would raise the issue in the Winter Session, he promised.

Sri Gurudevananda of Odiyur, Rajashekarananda Swamiji of Vajradehi Mutt, Sri Mahabala of Kaniyur, Muktananda Vidyananda Shri of Karinje Kshetra, VHP South Karnataka president Prof MB Puranik, Division head N Seetaram, Assistant secretary Krishnamurthy, Bajrang Dal regional coconvener Muralikrishna Hamsatadka, VHP Mangaluru division secretary Sharan Pumpwell, Mangaluru VHP president Jagadish Shenava, Working president Gopal Kuttal, Krishna Prasanna Puttur, Durga Vahini convener Vidya Mallya and others were present.

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Panaji (PTI): The Goa government has intensified its crackdown on the controversial Romeo Lane club chain after a deadly fire at one of its outlets claimed 25 lives, officials said on Monday.

Two other properties of the hospitality company in Goa have been sealed, they said.

A state police team also left for Delhi on Sunday to search for the property promoters -- Saurabh Luthra and Gaurav Luthra -- against whom a First Information Report (FIR) has been registered, they said.

Birch by Romeo Lane, a nightclub at Arpora in North Goa, caught fire late Saturday night, killing 25 persons, the majority of whom were their staffers, they said.

The Anjuna police in Goa have arrested the club's chief general manager, Rajiv Modak, general manager Vivek Singh, bar manager Rajiv Singhania, and gate manager Riyanshu Thakur.

The North Goa district administration has sealed a beach shack and another club, both part of the Romeo Lane chain, located at Vagator and Assagao, respectively, an official said.

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Action has been initiated against both properties as they were involved in disputes, the official said.

Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Sunday said that a team of state police had left for Delhi in search of the Luthras.

Both the promoters would be arrested as an FIR has been registered against them in connection with the blaze, he added.

Fireworks emerged as the likely cause of the blaze at 'Birch by Romeo Lane' nightclub at Arpora, located 25 km from Panaji, officials said on Sunday, adding that the facility allegedly did not possess even a fire department NOC.

The deceased included 20 employees of the nightclub and five tourists, including four from Delhi.

Most of the deaths were caused by suffocation, as the victims got trapped on the ground floor and in the kitchen, said a fire brigade official.

As per initial information, the nightclub had not adhered to fire safety norms, CM Sawant said on Sunday.

A preliminary inquiry indicated that "electric firecrackers" were set off inside, which started the blaze at 11.45 pm on Saturday, Sawant said.

The CM has directed Chief Secretary V Candavelou and DGP Alok Kumar to identify and act against the government officials who allowed the club to operate even though it violated safety rules.