JP Nadda threatening people of Karnataka to vote for BJP, EC should take action: Siddaramaiah
‘BJP has no respect for Indian democracy, Constitution’
Bengaluru: Congress leader Siddaramaiah has accused BJP National President JP Nadda of threatening voters in Karnataka repeatedly while campaigning for the Assembly elections to be held on May 10.
Expressing his anger on his Twitter handle on Sunday, Siddaramaiah has also requested the Election Commission to intervene and take action in the matter, by disqualifying the BJP candidates.
Siddaramaiah, in his tweet, referred to Nadda’s recent campaign statement asking the people of Karnataka to vote for BJP to ensure that the state continues to get the blessings of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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He alleged that the BJP has assumed India to be an autocracy ruled by the party and has called on the people of Karnataka to utilize the golden opportunity to dethrone the BJP government in the state and bring Congress back to power.
The Congress leader further tweeted, “@BJP4India President @JPNadda has threatened the electorates to end all the schemes in the state if Kannadigas don't vote for BJP.... Election commission should intervene and take action against @BJP4Karnataka candidates by disqualifying them.”
He has also said, “@BJP4India & its leaders don't have any respect for democracy or constitution... People should not vote BJP to restore democracy.”
.@BJP4India President @JPNadda has threatened the electorates to end all the schemes in the state if Kannadigas don't vote for BJP.
— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) May 7, 2023
Election commission should intervene and take action against @BJP4Karnataka candidates by disqualifying them. pic.twitter.com/0lXVDjn1ze
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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.
