Ambulance gets stuck in traffic during PM Modi's road show in Bengaluru; video viral
On Saturday, an ambulance in Bengaluru was reportedly caught in traffic congestion following the road show of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The video of the ambulance facing difficulty due to the rally went viral on social media.
The PM is holding road shows on Saturday and Sunday to campaign for BJP candidates in various constituencies in Bengaluru for the Assembly elections scheduled on May 10.
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Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Jairam Ramesh took to Twitter to share the video and criticize the PM. He tweeted, "Ambulances stuck, chaos on road! If the PM has any shame left or even an iota of concern for the people of Bengaluru, he would immediately cancel part 2 of the #40km40percent roadshow tomorrow. But we all know that all he cares for is his Grand Tamasha!"
The Karnataka Youth Congress also criticized Modi for causing inconvenience due to the rally. In a tweet in Kannada, they stated that patients were struggling due to the PM's roadshow and ambulances were stuck in traffic for 20 minutes near the JP Nagar Metro Station in Bengaluru. They added that the PM values his road shows more than human life.
The incident has sparked outrage on social media with many users condemning the lack of consideration for emergency services during such events.
Ambulances stuck, chaos on road!
— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) May 6, 2023
If the PM has any shame left or even an iota of concern for the people of Bengaluru, he would immediately cancel part 2 of the #40km40percent roadshow tomorrow. But we all know that all he cares for is his Grand Tamasha!
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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.
