PM, ministers are CEOs of corporate companies: Dr SiddanaGouda Patil
5th May Literary Fest
Dharwad, May 27: Dr SiddanaGouda Patil alleged that the Prime Minister and Ministers of the country have been working as the CEOs of the corporate companies.
He was speaking on “power and farmers movements” at a two-day 5th May Literary Fest organized by the Ladayi Publication of Gadag, Chittara Balaga of Dharwad and Kavi Publication at Papu Auditorium here on Sunday.
Earlier, people believed that agriculture is for producing food grains and not for business. “Gandhi had divided the land for food, livestock and benefits of the state and he had listed the land for commercial usage in the last, if it is inevitable. But we have forgotten this. What the communists were doing as soon as they come to power was controlling the wars and nationalizing the land. Because they wanted that everybody should get the land”, he added.
Kayyur farmers movement, Kagodu Satyagraha, Land Reforms Act implemented in 1960, Telangana farmers movement and others were happened for the land. Earlier, those movements were held for ownership of land. But later, the farmers movements led by Prof Nanjundaswamy were held for protecting farmers culture and other rights. Corporate companies have been selling coriander leaves in their malls. Now, small farmers have to compete with these companies. Agriculture marketing system has pushed the small farmers on to the streets, he said.
Corporate companies have been purchasing the land for big amount or get the lease of the land for more than 15 years. They use more chemical fertilizer and pesticide and destroy the fertility of the land. In future, the farmers could not grow any crops in that land, he said.
It is unfortunate that the cinema stars and cricket players who have been promoting Coco Cola, Pepsi and other soft drinks have become the cultural ambassadors of the country. They would not promote any food grains grown by the farmers. If all the farmers organizations failed to protest such developments together, the entire land would the property of the corporate companies. Now, the farmers at a critical situation, he expressed concerns.
Activists BS Soppin and others were present.
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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.
