Nehru government did not investigate 'mysterious' death of Mookerjee: Yeddyurappa
Bengaluru: BJP state president and former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa Sunday charged the Congress with not investigating the "mysterious" death of Jana Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee, when it was in power, despite a request from his family.
He was speaking at a function here to pay tributes to Mookerjee, who was also the first union industries minister, on his 66th death anniversary.
"He (Mookerjee) died under mysterious circumstances. The Congress government under Jawarhalal Nehru did not do any investigation. Nehru did not respond to the letter by Mookerjee's mother to probe her son's death," Yeddyurappa said.
Mookerjee had died in 1953 in Srinagar in police custody after he had entered the northern state, defying the requirement for obtaining a permit for doing so.
The then Congress government had said he had died due to medical reasons after his health conditions deteriorated in custody. The Jana Sangh, the precursor to BJP, had suspected a foul play and sought a probe.
The BJP leader alleged that Nehru "victimised" Mookerjee just like he did to the architect of constitution Dr B R Ambedkar and the first union home minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
On abrogation of Article 370, he said everyone believed that the NDA government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and union home minister Amit Shah would take a definite decision on the matter and bring about change.
Article 370 grants special status to Jammu and Kashmir and limits Parliament's power to make laws concerning the state.
Yeddyurappa said the prevailing situation in Kashmir makes one understand how relevant Mookerjee's struggle was for abrogation of the Article 370.
"Mookerjee struggled inside and outside Parliament, seeking abrogation of Article 370," he said.
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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.
