Opposition BJP accuses Siddaramaiah govt of minority appeasement
Bengaluru (PTI): The opposition BJP on Saturday accused the Siddaramaiah-led Congress government in the state of minority appeasement, criticising its move to formulate a Rs 1,000-crore action plan for the development of minority colonies.
Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly R Ashoka alleged that the government is appeasing minorities by allocating Rs 1,000 crore for their benefit, whereas it is reluctant to compensate farmers affected by drought for their losses.
"Wooing of minorities while the noose (is) around the farmers' neck. The Congress government, which is reluctant to give Rs 2,000 (each) compensation to drought-affected farmers, is going to give Rs 1,000 crore to appease the minorities," Ashoka posted on social media platform X.
ಅಲ್ಪಸಂಖ್ಯಾತರ ಓಲೈಕೆ
— R. Ashoka (ಆರ್. ಅಶೋಕ) (@RAshokaBJP) December 30, 2023
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ಬರದಿಂದ ಹೈರಾಣಾಗಿರುವ ರೈತರಿಗೆ 2,000 ರೂಪಾಯಿ ಪರಿಹಾರ ಕೊಡಲು ಮೀನ-ಮೇಷ ಎಣಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವ ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸ್ ಸರ್ಕಾರ ಅಲ್ಪಸಂಖ್ಯಾತರ ತುಷ್ಟೀಕರಣಕ್ಕೆ 1,000 ಕೋಟಿ ನೀಡಲು ಹೊರಟಿದೆ.
ತಮ್ಮ ಕಲ್ಲು ಹೃದಯ ಕರಗಲು ಇನ್ನೆಷ್ಟು ರೈತರು ಆತ್ಮಹತ್ಯೆ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳಬೇಕು ಸಿಎಂ @siddaramaiah ನವರೇ? pic.twitter.com/1tygvlz1lc
He questioned Siddaramaiah asking how many more farmers should commit suicide to melt his "stony heart".
Siddaramaiah had on Friday directed officials concerned to formulate a Rs 1,000 crore action plan for the development of minority colonies.
The chief minister issued the direction while reviewing the progress of the Minority Welfare and Housing Departments yesterday.
He instructed that areas with sizeable minority population be identified and allocation of grants be made in the action plan.
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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.
