BJP MP Pratap Simha denies making derogatory remarks against Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah
Mysuru: Pratap Simha, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Parliament from Mysuru, refuted allegations of making derogatory remarks about Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. The District Congress Committee President in Mysuru, BJ Vijayakumar, had filed a complaint accusing Simha of using derogatory language and inciting hatred against the CM.
In a video posted on his Facebook page, Simha clarified that he did not refer to Siddaramaiah in an unbecoming manner and denied using the term 'Somari Sidda' for the Chief Minister. He addressed the Congress in the video, stating, "I am not a fruit-bearing tree that you can pelt a stone at and get a fruit in turn. Instead, I will stone you back."
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Simha accused the Congress of making false charges against him, including allegations against his younger brother. He urged the Congress to deal with internal issues, especially the selection of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
The Devaraj Nagar Police had filed an FIR against Pratap Simha under Indian Penal Code Sections 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace) and 153 (giving provocation to the extent of causing a riot) based on the complaint filed by the Congress district president.
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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.
