Nothing wrong if copy of ‘discriminating’ Bhagavad Gita is burnt: Prof K.S. Bhagawan
Arrest of writers condemned
Mysuru, August 30: Thinker Prof KS Bhagawan condemned the arrest of progressive thinkers, writers, social and human activists who were raising voice in favour of dalits and backward classes.
Speaking to reporters here on Thursday, Bhagavan said that it was not fair to arrest the progressive thinkers related to Bhima Koregaon violence in Maharashtra by the Puna police. If they were in an illusion that they could suppress the objectives and intentions of the activists by arresting them and it would not be possible, he said.
It was not fair to brand the social and human rights activists as ‘Urban Naxals’ as the term has no meaning. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been diverting the attention of the people to cover up his failures. The allegation that the progressive activists have planned to kill Modi was baseless and meaningless, he said.
The Prime Minister would come under the maximum security cover. There was a secret agency to protect him. It was unfortunate that the centre has planned such an action ahead of Lok Sabha election. It was not fair to suppress those who analyse and question the authoritarian rule in the democracy. The centre should not pave way for anti-Constitutional activities. Let Prime Minister Modi shun all such acts and work for the people, he said.
Nothing wrong
“There is nothing wrong in burning a copy of Bhagavad Gita as it is full of discrimination. I don’t find anything wrong in burning the copy. But it is not fair to burn a copy of the Constitution which is the real epic of the country. The government should take action against them. Both the centre and the state government should confiscate the assets of those who insult the Constitution and punish them. Some miscreants have desecrated the sculpture of former deputy prime minister Babu Jagjivan Ram at Hulimavu village in Nanjangud taluk and those miscreants should be punished”, he demanded.
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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.
