Allegation on telephone tapping: CM Kumaraswamy demands evidence
Bengaluru, August 29: BJP state president BS Yeddyurappa made a serious allegation that “telephones of former chief minister Siddaramaiah, mine and other leaders are being tapped in the state and though I have raised the issue earlier, no action was taken”.
The state government should immediately stop tapping of telephones of various leaders including himself and conduct probe into the issue. Otherwise, the incident where the government was toppled during Ramakrishna Hegde period would repeat, Yeddyurappa warned.
But Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy made a counter attack saying that he would directly take action if Yeddyurappa provided even a small evidence for telephone tapping.
Kumaraswamy told reporters at Ramanagar that their own party is ruling at the centre and the BJP leaders could meet Prime Minister Modi and ask him to investigate the telephone tapping. Let them investigate it. The BJP leaders might have recalled their own deeds committed when they were in power and accused the government. He does not have the habit of tapping the telephones of any leaders. He was not brought up in such culture. If Yeddyurappa provided him a small evidence on telephone tapping, he would directly take action, Kumaraswamy challenged.
However, Deputy Chief Minister and Home Minister Dr G Parameshwar said that the government was not tapping the telephones of any leaders. The allegation of Yeddyurappa was far from truth. The department has been verifying the call records of those who have involved in illegal and anti-social activities. But the telephones of no politicians were tapped. He would not have any information if the department verified the call records for investigation purpose, he clarified.
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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.
