Scuffle between BJP MPs in Belagavi
Belagavi, December 25: The scuffle between two BJP MPs during the inauguration of railway over bridge on Tuesday provided a free entertainment to the public.
Belagavi Lok Sabha Member Suresh Angadi and Rajya Sabha Member Dr Prabhakar Kore were engaged in a war of words, Minister Sathish Jarakiholi remained as a mute spectator helplessly.
It is said that Dr Kore was unhappy as the Ministry of Railways has not printed his name in the invitation card.
Dr Kore who arrived at the programme was seated beside Minister Sathish Jarakiholi on the first row in front of the stage. When Suresh Angadi invited him to the dais, Dr Kore said he would not come and sit there only.
But Suresh Angadi forced Dr Kore to come up on the stage saying that "come,lets go up to the stage". But Dr Kore said "my name is not there in the invitation card. I am MP. I won't come on to the stage", he replied angrily .
When Kore stuck to his stand, Suresh Angadi continued his efforts to convince Kore. In the process some words used by Angadi irked Kore who said "are you doing goondaism".
Though both the MPs were engaged in verbal duals, Minister Sathish Jarakiholi was sitting as a mute spectator. But Angadi continued his efforts and finally took Kore on to the stage. But in his speech, Kore said "it's my personal opinion that the bridge should be named after Suresh Angadi. It's not in his memory, because he is still alive. I will write to the officers regarding this", he taunted.
Reacting to media, Suresh Angadi said that "some people want me to die soon".
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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.
