Congress in K'taka depends on Yediyurappa's move to act accordingly, says HD Kumaraswamy
Bengaluru, Jun 30: Former Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Thursday said Congress leaders depend on BJP strongman B S Yediyurappa's future course of action.
The Congress leaders in Karnataka are waiting for Yediyurappa's move to act accordingly. The Congress leaders are watching former Chief Minister Yediyurappa's activities and the subsequent developments taking place in the BJP, Kumaraswamy, the JD(S) second-in-command, told reporters during an event in the party head office.
He refused to comment on the Congress party's claim of winning 130 seats in the general Assembly election next year.
I will not comment on their internal survey but we will certainly achieve our target, Kumaraswamy said.
The JD(S) leader blamed the BJP and the Congress for joining hands with big survey companies and issuing flawed survey reports. However, the media reports show the status of the national parties, he added.
Lashing out at the Congress, he said the party has demonstrated during the Rajya Sabha election, who is the B-Team of the BJP.
To a query on former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's claim that some JD(S) MLAs were in touch with him, Kumaraswamy said some people might be in touch with him (Siddaramaiah) but there is squabbling in Congress, which would come out in a month.
What's the point in going to a sinking ship? The Congress is sinking across India, the JD(S) leader said.
Kumaraswamy said the party is addressing the challenges in achieving its target of winning 123 seats in the next Assembly election.
Regarding the Karnataka High Court's observation that the State Anti-Corruption Bureau itself has become a collection centre', the JD(S) leader said there cannot be more shameful when the High Court observes that the head of ACB himself is corrupt.
There is no point in carrying out raids. Numerous raids had been carried out but tell me in how many officers faced action. Cash, gold, investment documents of the officers involved in corruption are shown but is there a single instance of taking action against them? asked Kumaraswamy.
He charged that Rs five crore worth of property was found during a raid at an IAS officer's house when Siddaramaiah was the Chief Minister but no action was taken against him.
The JD(S) leader said his party would launch Janata Mitra' (people's friend) campaign from Friday for 17 days in Bengaluru.
In these 17 days, the party would cover the 28 Assembly constituencies in the city, Kumaraswamy said adding that 15 LED vehicles have been hired to tell the people of the city about the mission and objectives of the JD(S).
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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.
