Karnataka: Death threats to Nijagunananda Swami, people demand arrest of accused
Belagavi: Issue of death threat to Nijagunananda Swami of Mundargi on social media has led to a protest by the people on Wednesday, demanding arrest of the guilty.
Members of the Jagatika Lingayat Mahasabha and the Rashtriya Basava Samiti protested outside the Deputy Commissioner's office in the city on Wednesday, demanding the arrest of people who threatened the rationalist seer.
“The seer has been spreading awareness among the people through the Vachana philosophy, which has led to a series of death threats issued to him. The seer received a threat in February this year too, while the recent threat has been posted on Facebook. The guilty should be arrested before the seer faces any danger,” Shankar Goodas, district president of the Rashtriya Basava Samithi, has demanded.
“There has been continuous threat that the Nijagunananda Swami and other rationalists will be killed in a manner similar to the assassination of M M Kalburgi. Complaints have been filed with the police officials to arrest the people who have been threatening the seer, but no measures have been taken so far,” he said.
Amit Jain, an accused, has openly threatened on the social media to kill Nijagunananda Swami, said Goodas, adding, “The police should immediately arrest Jain and investigate the matter to find the other people behind the threat.”
He warned that the Jagatika Lingayat Mahasabha and the Rashtriya Basava Samiti will initiate a nationwide protest if the officials fail to act against the guilty at the earliest.
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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.
