Will campaign against Pramod Madhwaraj’s scam in the constituency: RTI Activist Abraham TJ
Udupi: RTI Activist Abraham TJ on Saturday added that he will campaign against the JD(S) Udupi-Chikmagalur Lok Sabha Constituency Candidate Pramod Madhwaraj, who he alleged had availed loan of Rs. 193 crores but has showed his wealth to be only one crore on papers.
In March 2018, Abraham had filed a complaint in Finance Ministry that Madhwaraj had availed loan of Rs. 193 crores from Syndicate Bank’s Malpe branch. Pramod had then filed a defamation suit in Udupi court in the matter.
Speaking to reporters after appearing before the court in the case Abraham said “I will highlight this issue throughout the constituency and urge people to vote anybody except Madhwaraj. The man who loots the country should not go to Parliament”.
“This is personal decision, not affiliated to any party. I will take this opportunity of election against Madhwaraj who used the court against me”
“He filed defamation case against me to harass me, he has violated my human right. Now it is time to pay back, I will teach him the lesson during the election. I am also preparing to file criminal case against him, I have all the data against him which will bring all his deeds in public” he added.
“I have been attending the court regularly. This is the 11th time I have appeared before court while Madhwaraj has given the hearing a miss on many occasions. Last time the court had compulsorily asked Madhwaraj to be present today but he again did not appear. Now the court has asked him to be present during next hearing” he said while briefing about the case progress.
The court has now posted the next hearing on May 4.
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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.
