BJP leader Yatnal, family of Sayed Tanveer Hashmi are business partners: Report
MLA Yatnal recently accused Hashmi of having links with ISIS, other terror outfits
Kalaburagi: A report published in Prajavani on Friday has stated BJP MLA Basanagowda Patil Yatnala and family Sufi leader Sayed Tanveer Hashmi, popularly known as Tanveer Peera are business partners. This revelation comes amidst accusations by MLA Yatnal against Tanveer Hashmi of having links with ISIS and other terrorist organizations.
According to the report, both are reportedly partners in the 'Tourist Hotel' located near Gandhi Chowk in the city. The houses and commercial shops of the two families are also situated next to each other near the Vijayapura-Kalaburagi National Highway in Mahal Ainapur village in the outskirts of the city.
The issue has sparked controversy, and KPCC spokesperson S.M. Patil Ganihar, addressing a press conference, questioned the moral right of MLA Yatnal to accuse Tanveer Hashmi when their families are involved in a business venture together. Ganihar urged Yatnal to either substantiate the charges or resign from his position as an MLA. He also called on the state government to take action against Yatnal.
Reacting to the reports, Karnataka Rakshana Vedike District Unit President M.C. Mulla said “Yatnal was very close with Hashmi. I have met Tanveer Hashmi and Yatnal at our house during the election. We all had lunch together. Both of them have shared stages on various occasions,” he said.
Adding to the debate, Ahinda leader Somnath Kallimani accused Yatnala of spreading hatred by linking Tanveer Hashmi to ISIS based on Hashmi's political affiliations during the recent assembly elections.
“Yatnal is spreading hatred by posting pictures from Hashmi's Facebook asserting that he has links with ISIS just because Hashmi was in favor of the Congress candidate in the recently held assembly elections,” Somnath said.
Tanveer Hashmi, belonging to the Hussiani Hashmi Family, is a patron of various academic, social, and religious activities of Sufi Sunni Muslims in India. Recently appointed as the President of Jamaat E Ahle Sunnat, Karnataka, he also leads the Al Hashmi Educational Welfare & Charitable Trust, providing Islamic and formal education. Hashmi is the President of the Muslim Muttahida Council (MMC), a consortium of Muslim organizations, and a member of the Muslim Personal Law Board.
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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.
