No ministerial berth to father: Soumya Reddy rejects Parliamentary Secretary post
Bengaluru, December 22: The dissatisfaction among those who were declined ministerial berths during Cabinet expansion is brewing up at a time when the coalition government is preparing to expand its Cabinet. Daughter of former minister Ramalinga Reddy, and MLA Soumya Reddy is also joined the wagon.
As her father was denied minister post, she has declined to accept the post of parliamentary secretary.
In her Twitter account, she wrote that "My father has served the party as DCC president for two terms, MLA for seven times and as minister. The party which had only one MLA, has now 15 MLAs for which my father has contributed a lot. I would like to see him as minister. Currently those who have worked for the party have been facing little setback and it's part of politics. Even then, the party should not hesitate to give proper positions to the loyal party workers" she expressed her unhappiness.
"I am elected as the MLA for the first time. I need lot of time to work in my constituency. So I will not accept the post of parliamentary secretary as of now. Let the party give it others who need it", she appealed the party.
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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.
