Bengaluru | Congress government has no funds to fill potholes: R. Ashoka
Bengaluru: Leader of the Opposition R. Ashoka has criticised the ruling Congress government, calling it a “government of potholes and a cabinet of potholes,” and accused it of complete failure in development works.
Speaking after launching a BJP-led public awareness campaign in various localities of Govindarajanagar constituency on Saturday to protest against the government’s failure in repairing potholes and managing waste, Ashoka said, “For the past two and a half years, there has been no development. They keep talking about guarantees, but they have no money to fill the potholes.”
He alleged that although the government claims to have spent ₹1,800 crore on filling potholes, there is no evidence of any such work being done. “So far, 12 people have lost their lives due to potholes. Despite spending thousands of crores of taxpayers’ money, the government has not built a single good road,” he said.
Ashoka further stated that while the BJP will soon release a white paper on its contributions to Bengaluru, the Congress must explain what it has done for the city’s development. “When the issue of potholes is raised with the Chief Minister, he redirects it to the Deputy Chief Minister. This shows how irresponsible this government is,” he remarked.
He also attacked the government over poor waste management, saying that the city is filled with heaps of garbage. “During the BJP’s tenure, ₹120 was collected as waste tax, but the Congress government is now collecting ₹700 for the same and still failing to manage waste effectively,” he said.
MLAs S. Suresh Kumar, Dr. Ashwath Narayan, Munirathna, former MLC Ashwath Narayan, and BJP leaders S. Harish and K. Umesh Shetty were present at the event.
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Goa nightclub fire: Owners Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra fled to Phuket after tragedy, say police
Panaji (PTI): Saurabh Luthra and Gaurav Luthra, the main accused and owners of the Goa nightclub where a massive blaze claimed 25 lives, fled to Phuket hours after the tragedy, Goa Police said on Monday.
"Goa Police have taken further steps to coordinate with the Interpol Division of the CBI to apprehend both Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra at the earliest," a senior police officer said.
A massive fire at the nightclub, some 25 kilometres away from Panaji, on late Saturday night killed 25 persons. The deceased comprised 20 employees of the nightclub and five tourists, including four from Delhi. Five injured people were undergoing treatment at the government-run Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMCH).
After registering an FIR against them, a Look Out Circular was issued against them by December 7 by the Bureau of Immigration (BOI) at the request of the Goa Police.
The Bureau of Immigration at Mumbai was contacted, and it was found that both the accused had taken the 6E 1073 flight to Phuket at 5.30 am on December 7, immediately after the fire incident, which occurred around midnight, the officer said.
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He said the Goa Police had immediately dispatched a team to Delhi to conduct raids on the addresses of the accused Gaurav and Saurabh Luthra.
"Since they were not available, a notice under the appropriate sections of law was pasted on the gate of their house. This shows their intent to avoid the police investigation", he said.
Goa Police have obtained transit remand of Bharat Kohli, an employee of the club, and are bringing him to Goa.
He also said that the postmortem on all 25 deceased has been completed and bodies handed over to their families.
