Deve Gowda is in bad company and is hurling curses, says CM Siddaramaiah
Bengaluru: In a dig at the JD(S) and BJP alliance, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday said former Prime Minister and JD(S) patriarch H D Deve Gowda was in bad company as he was uttering curses that the Congress party will see its end in Karnataka.
Referring to Gowda's statement on Friday at a press conference, the Chief Minister said regardless of political differences, elders should always bless the younger ones and not curse them.
''Former Prime Minister Shri H D Deve Gowda has stated that Congress party will see its end under my and D K Shivakumar's leadership. Despite his curse, we wish him and his party long life and good health,'' Siddaramaiah said on micro-blogging site 'X'.
''I believe that Shri H D Deve Gowda, who had worn the crown of secularism for decades, is now forced to cast it aside and wear the crown of communalism. This is leading him to make such statements out of disappointment and despair,'' he further said.
''No political party should wish for the end of another political party. The BJP's loose talk of making 'Congress-mukt Bharat' seems to have influenced Deve Gowda too. This is the result of bad company,'' he added.
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The Congress stalwart said he 'sincerely'' wish that the Janata Dal (Secular) does not come to an end. However, blindly following BJP may result in otherwise.
''Likewise, I hope Deve Gowda remains active in politics for a longer time. However, I wish that both JD(S) and their new ally BJP remain in the opposition permanently. Our Congress party will continuously strive to fulfill this wish. I have always said that the Janata Dal (Secular) is the 'B team' of BJP. I commend JD(S) for clarifying their ideological stance and for agreeing with my statement,'' the Chief Minister said.
According to Siddaramaiah, this stance of JD(S) has prevented some secular voters from being misled by the secular facade of the party.
He opined that the JD(S)-BJP alliance has turned the upcoming election into a direct confrontation between secular and communal forces.
''I am confident that the voters of Karnataka, who have a tradition of secularism and harmony, will make the right choice in the next elections,'' the Chief Minister said.
The JD(S) joined the BJP-led NDA in September last year after a meeting Kumaraswamy, former Prime Minister Deve Gowda's son, had with Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP national President J P Nadda in New Delhi.
The two parties have said they would fight the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections in Karnataka together.
In the elections to the 224-member Karnataka Assembly in May last year, the JD(S) put up a poor show, winning only 19 seats. The Congress bagged 135 to wrest power in the state and the BJP won 66 seats.
ಜಾತ್ಯತೀತ ಜನತಾ ಪಕ್ಷ ಎನ್ನುವುದು "ಬಿಜೆಪಿಯ ಬಿ ಟೀಮ್" ಎಂದು ಹಿಂದಿನಿಂದಲೇ ನಾನು ಹೇಳಿಕೊಂಡು ಬಂದಿದ್ದೇನೆ. ನನ್ನ ಮಾತನ್ನು ಒಪ್ಪಿಕೊಂಡು ತಮ್ಮ ಸೈದ್ದಾಂತಿಕ ನಿಲುವನ್ನು ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟಪಡಿಸಿದ್ದಕ್ಕೆ ಜೆಡಿಎಸ್ ಪಕ್ಷವನ್ನು ಅಭಿನಂದಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ. ಈ ಪಕ್ಷದ ಜಾತ್ಯತೀತ ಮುಖವನ್ನು ನಿಜ ಎಂದು ನಂಬಿ ಒಂದಷ್ಟು ಸೆಕ್ಯುಲರ್ ಮತದಾರರು ದಾರಿತಪ್ಪುವುದನ್ನು… pic.twitter.com/AHuxPYXiDO
— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) January 6, 2024
ಜಾತ್ಯತೀತ ಜನತಾದಳ ಅಂತ್ಯವಾಗಬಾರದು ಎಂದು ನಾನು ಹೃತ್ಪೂರ್ವಕವಾಗಿ ಹಾರೈಸುತ್ತೇನೆ. ಅದೇ ರೀತಿ @H_D_Devegowda ಅವರು ಇನ್ನಷ್ಟು ಕಾಲ ರಾಜಕೀಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಕ್ರಿಯರಾಗಿರಬೇಕೆಂದು ಕೂಡಾ ನಾನು ಬಯಸುತ್ತೇನೆ. ಆದರೆ ಜೆಡಿಎಸ್ ಮತ್ತು ಅವರ ಹೊಸ ಮಿತ್ರ @BJP4Karnataka ಶಾಶ್ವತವಾಗಿ ವಿರೋಧ ಪಕ್ಷದಲ್ಲಿಯೇ ಇರಬೇಕೆಂದು ನಾನು ಬಯಸುತ್ತೇನೆ. ನಮ್ಮ…
— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) January 6, 2024
ಯಾವ ರಾಜಕೀಯ ಪಕ್ಷ ಕೂಡಾ ಮತ್ತೊಂದು ರಾಜಕೀಯ ಪಕ್ಷದ ಅಂತ್ಯವನ್ನು ಬಯಸಬಾರದು. "ದೇಶವನ್ನು ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸ್ ಮುಕ್ತ ಮಾಡುತ್ತೇವೆ" ಎಂಬ ಸೊಕ್ಕಿನ ಮಾತುಗಳನ್ನು ಆಡುತ್ತಿರುವ ಬಿಜೆಪಿಯ ಗಾಳಿ @H_D_Devegowda ಅವರಿಗೂ ಸೋಕಿದ ಹಾಗಿದೆ. ಅದಕ್ಕೆ ಇಂತಹ ಹೇಳಿಕೆ ನೀಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಇದು "ಸಂಘ"ದೋಷದ ಫಲ. 3/5#JanatadalNotSecular
— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) January 6, 2024
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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.
