Governor’s order gives justice to BJP fight against MUDA scam, says Karnataka Assembly LOP R Ashoka
Bengaluru: Leader of Opposition (LOP) in the Karnataka Assembly R Ashoka called the Saturday morning order by Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot’s permitting the prosecution of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for the CM’s alleged involvement in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) scam an act of justice for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
The Opposition party, with the JD(S), had been protesting against the CM and also undertaken a week-long rally in Mysuru. The ally parties, who are accusing the CM and his wife Parvathi of having been allotted site by MUDA illegally, are demanding that he face interrogation and also resign for the ‘deceit’. Their ‘padayatra’ in Mysuru, however, failed to attract a large number of people and was considered by analysts as a failure.
Addressing reporters in the city on Saturday morning, Ashoka clarified that the BJP was fighting against corruption and not a person. Unveiling the truth is the primary focus of the party, he said. As more than 86,000 people have applied for sites under the MUDA, the BJP is also demanding prevention of any delay in the investigation into this case, he added.
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The LOP said that CM Siddaramaiah had failed to give a clear, acceptable explanation on MUDA granting him the sites. Instead of handling the facing the investigation of a major scam like this, he is attempting to escape facing the law, which has only intensified the suspicion regarding his involvement in the case, Ashoka added.
The BJP senior leader opined that opposition by Congress leaders to the Governor’s order would yield no results in Siddaramaiah’s favour. He urged the CM to resign from his post, submit himself to a CBI investigation and return all the sites he was allotted by MUDA to prevent further clash and ensure justice to people who were deprived of land.
He recollected former CM BS Yediyurappa facing a similar order issued by then Governor. Ashoka asked sharply if the Congress members would agree if the BJP accused the former Governor of having done so on being asked by then Congress leaders. Further, stating that Yediyurappa had respected the order of the Governor and had resigned from the post of CM to face investigation, Ashoka asked Siddaramaiah too to do so. A protest against the Governor would be an insult to the Constitution, he stated.
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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.
