Murugha Mutt case: NGO chief seeks protection, says receiving threat calls by Swamiji's followers
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Mysuru: Head of the non-government organization Odanadi Seva Samsthe has asked for police protection after receiving threatening calls in relation to the sexual harassment case against Shri Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, chief pontiff of Murugha Mutt.
Stanley K V, director of Odanadi Seva Samsthe, has written to the city police commissioner for providing security to him, staff of the NGO, and their family members.
The city police commissioner was informed in the letter, “Stanley and Parashuram M L, who both head the institution, are receiving death threats from the followers of the chief pontiff and the supporters of the Mutt. The supporters are also repeatedly calling us and expressing their displeasure over the case against Murugha Sharanaru. We ask for Stanley and Parashuram to be provided with gunmen and our family members also to be given protection.”
The NGO director added, “The Madilu Girls’ Home of Odanadi Seva Samsthe is a rehabilitation centre for girls. The staff members consist of only ladies, who also require security. We, therefore, request the Police Department to immediately provide police protection to the staff here.”
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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.
