Chikmagaluru, October 28: Sri Rama Sene state president Siddalinga Swamiji said that CT Ravi who enjoyed the power generation in the name of Datta Peetha was a coward and MP Shobha Karandlaje was a babbler.

Speaking at a religious meeting after the Shobha Yatra conducted as part of Dattamala Abhiyan at Bola Rameshwara temple here on Sunday, the Swamiji said that the MLA and the MP who won in the name of Dattatreya were not speaking about Datta Peetha which unfortunate. Both of them have insulted the feelings of Hindus and they should be taught a lesson in the upcoming election, he said.

The BJP, instead of protecting the interests of Hindus, has been just enjoying the power. It has failed to understand the problems of Hindus. They have postponed the construction of Rama Mandir for the last 20 years. Because of the curse of the Dattatreya, the BJP has failed to get the power. The state government should appoint Hindu priest at Datta Peetha and shift the tombs at Datta Peetha to Nagenahalli. If the state government failed to do it, the Sri Rama Sene would fight against it and the government would be held responsible for it, he said.

Srirama Sene working president Gangadhar Kulkarni, Virupaksha Shivacharya Swamiji of Hulikere Doddamatha, Channaveera Swamiji of Yadagiri, Sindagi Shanthaveera Swamiji, Kambalagiri Baba, Singer Uday Singh, Sri Rama Sene state vice president Mahesh Kattinamane, State organising secretary Mahalinga, District president Ranjith Shetty, Anand Shetty, Parashuram Nadamane, Yashaswini Gowda, Sharadamma and others were present.

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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.