CM Siddaramaiah accuses BJP of lies and injustice in Karnataka
Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah launched a scathing attack on the BJP, accusing the party of perpetuating falsehoods and lacking a commitment to truth in politics.
He criticized Union Home Minister Amit Shah for spreading falsehoods during his visit, followed by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman repeating these lies. "The people of Karnataka are wise and see through these lies. The injustices inflicted on Karnataka by the Central Government are deeply troubling," Siddaramaiah stated.
Addressing Sitharaman, Siddaramaiah urged her to rectify the wrongs and provide the fair compensation and tax share due to Karnataka. He called for an end to justifying failures through repeated falsehoods.
Siddaramaiah highlighted Sitharaman's claim of providing Rs. 697 crore for drought relief, pointing out that she concealed crucial details. He explained the process of compensation for natural calamities and stressed that Karnataka has suffered significant losses due to drought, requiring a compensation of Rs. 18,171 crore from the NDRF, which Sitharaman allegedly ignored.
Regarding tax distribution and GST relief, Siddaramaiah accused Sitharaman of rejecting the Central Finance Commission's recommendation of a special grant of ₹5,495 crore for Karnataka, instead allocating only Rs. 11,495 crore, which he deemed unjust.
Siddaramaiah challenged Sitharaman to a face-to-face debate, urging her to stop lying and participate in an open discussion in the presence of Karnataka's population to let the people decide the truth.
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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.
