Woman followed by PM Modi says Rana Ayyub lied about being COVID positive; Journalist replies
New Delhi: A lady Twitter user on Monday alleged that senior Journalist Rana Ayyub lied about being COVID-19 positive. The woman also added “imagine how much she lied after 2002” taking a dig at the journalist’s book “Gujarat Files”.
The woman interestingly is followed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the micro-blogging site. The woman’s name (as mentioned in her Twitter account) is Divya and uses the username “@divya_16”.
“If @RanaAyyub can lie so brazenly about being Covid positive, imagine how much she lied after 2002,” she wrote in her tweet.
Replying to the woman’s tweet, Rana Ayyub wrote “This twitter handle is followed by the Prime Minister of India. I rest my case”.
Rana Ayyub had tested positive for COVID-19 on September 9 and was hospitalized in Mumbai. On Monday, the journalist shared her COVID-19 test reports on Twitter with a caption “And finally COVID free”.
She followed it with another tweet detailing her health’s progress. She also lauded the “excellent care of the doctors and nursing staff” and thanked her followers for their support.
Rana Ayyub called the campaign against her as “malicious propaganda of the Indian right-wing”.
“The malicious propaganda of the Indian right-wing. Claims I faked COVID to help with Uddhav Thackeray's PR. You guys are sick, sick !!” she wrote in another tweet.
This twitter handle is followed by the Prime Minister of India. I rest my case https://t.co/a3vpHJiVWS
— Rana Ayyub (@RanaAyyub) September 14, 2020
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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.
