Yediyurappa says his government committed to freedom of press, deletes tweet later
Bengaluru: Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa on Thursday morning tweeted that his government in the state is committed to freedom of media and that he would urge the assembly speaker to reconsider his decision of restricting private media channels to record the proceedings of the assembly.
However, Yediyurappa later deleted the tweet.
His tweet came in the wake of an order issued by speaker Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri restricting private media channels from recording proceedings of the assembly.
"My government is always committed to freedom of media. I will make sincere effort and request speaker Vishweshwara Hegde Kageri to reconsider his decision on barring media from telecasting the house proceedings," Yediyurappa tweeted.
As per the order issued on Wednesday, only Doordarshan cameras are allowed inside the Legislative Assembly. The private news channels will not be allowed to shoot proceedings of the Karnataka Assembly anymore.
Private news channels can link themselves to Doordarshan if they wish to show happenings inside the House. The arrangement came into effect from Thursday.
The Congress termed the move as ‘Shameful act’ while former CM and JD(S) leader HD Kumarswamy added that he had rejected a similar proposal made by the police department when he was CM of the state.
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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.
