RSS Leader Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat booked under non-bailable sections over controversial remarks
Mandya: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leader Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat has been booked by the Mandya Police under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) following a complaint filed by Najma Nazeer, a local social worker.
The complaint stems from Bhat's controversial remarks made during the 'Sankeerthana Yatra' held as part of Hanuman Jayanti celebrations at Srirangapatna taluk, Mandya district, on Sunday, December 24.
Bhat's statements lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government and its actions, particularly the criminalization of the practice of triple talaq. He asserted that Muslim women were granted "permanent husbands" by criminalizing triple talaq, claiming that before this intervention, Muslim women did not have stable marriages. Bhat's remarks drew attention to the 2019 parliamentary approval of a Bill that criminalized the Muslim practice of instant divorce.
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Addressing the hijab ban issue in educational institutions, Bhat warned against withdrawing the ban and challenged Karnataka's Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, questioning his authority to lift the ban. He also issued threats and challenges to a Muslim student, Muskan Khan, who had defended wearing hijab in educational institutions earlier in the year.
In his statements, Bhat emphasized the importance of Hindu population growth, expressing concerns about Hindus becoming a minority. He suggested that if the trend continued, there would be chants of "Pakistan Zindabad."
The Mandya Police filed a case against Bhat under sections 354, 295, 509, 506, 153(A), 295, 295(A), and 298 of the IPC based on the complaint filed by social worker Najma Nazeer.
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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.
