You are either pro-Constitution or anti-Constitution, there is no in-between: Luqman Bantwal
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada Youth Congress President Luqman Bantwal on Wednesday said that people in this country can either be pro-Constitution or anti-Constitution, and there is no in-between.
Speaking at an event organized during the visit of Mohammed Haris Nalapad in Mangaluru, Luqman said the silence of the people from the majority community is not right for the society and that they should speak up when the minority communities are being oppressed.
"Our silence hurts this country more than the hate-mongering words of RSS and fascist forces," he said.
“When there is injustice happening to Muslims in this country, your silence is a curse to the society. We should break the silence and fight the fascist forces. There is no grey area in current politics, either you are pro-Constitution or you are anti-Constitution, there is no in-between” he said.
He further added that the country is under crisis and a virtual fight is being fought between those who believe in Gandhi and those who follow Godse.
“We are Gandhians. We are the followers of Dr. Baba Ambedkar. We believe in the Constitution of this country. Our party has a history of 130 years. We gave independence to this country. And today we are fighting the anti-Constitution ideology,” he said during his speech.
“Our forefathers (Congressmen) gave independence to this country by struggling for it and laying down their lives for it. Today, we all should pledge that we will not let anyone compromise with our freedom and Constitution, that was given by our forefathers,” he added.
“Indian Muslims are more patriots than any of the BJP or RSS members. BJP and RSS members did not make any sacrifice during the freedom struggle, it was Muslims, Dalit, and people from Backward Classes who worked tirelessly for India’s freedom struggle under the Congress supervision,” he added while speaking about the boycotts Muslims are being subjected to by right-wing organisations.
“As the President of District Youth Congress, I want all of you to pledge that we will not hesitate to lay down our life, sacrifice everything to save this country, to save this country’s Constitution.” He added.
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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.
