{"id":108158,"date":"2025-12-08T15:18:49","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T09:48:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/?p=108158"},"modified":"2025-12-08T15:18:49","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T09:48:49","slug":"bjps-corrupt-system-responsible-for-the-arpora-fire-tragedy-atishi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/?p=108158","title":{"rendered":"BJP\u2019s corrupt system responsible for the Arpora fire tragedy\u201d \u2013 Atishi"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><em><strong>\u201cBJP\u2019s ministers and MLAs thriving on kickbacks along the coastal belt\u201d \u2013 Amit Palekar<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><em><strong>\u201cThe Arpora nightclub was running only because of BJP\u2019s blessings\u201d \u2013 MLA Capt. Venzy Viegas<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><em><strong>\u201cIf the government itself doesn\u2019t know how the fire started, what exactly is it doing?\u201d \u2013 MLA Cruz Silva<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><em><strong>\u201cfamilies are now left devastated, and the government is offering token compensation\u201d \u2013 Valmiki Naik<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>Goa Khabar:Aam Aadmi Party leaders strongly condemned the BJP government, holding it directly responsible for the horrific fire tragedy in Arpora. Earlier today, an AAP delegation visited the injured victims at GMC Hospital and spoke to them. After paying respects to the deceased, AAP State President Amit Palekar launched a scathing attack on the government.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Speaking to the media, Amit Palekar said \u201cThe fire at the Romeo Lane nightclub in Arpora has claimed 25 lives\u2014some burnt to death, some suffocated. Seven others are still undergoing treatment. But the most shocking fact is that only after the tragedy did the Chief Minister suddenly realize that the nightclub was operating without a license. What was the administration doing until now? The truth is that the club was running because of regular kickbacks to MLAs, ministers, and government officials. This corrupt \u2018hafta\u2019 system of the BJP government has cost 25 innocent lives. Chief Minister Pramod Sawant must resign immediately.\u201d<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>Responding to the incident, AAP Goa in-charge Atishi said:<\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cI offer my heartfelt condolences to the families of all those who lost their lives. But let us be clear: this nightclub was illegal and operating without licenses. It could not have existed without the blessings of BJP ministers and the corrupt machinery. Electricity, water\u2014who provided all this to an illegal club? This tragedy is the direct result of BJP\u2019s corruption and protection to illegal businesses.\u201d<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>MLA Capt. Venzy Viegas added:<\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cTwenty-five people died\u2014four tourists and twenty-one workers. This is a symbol of how deep-rooted corruption has destroyed Goa\u2019s administration. Whether it\u2019s water connections or liquor licenses, nothing moves without money. Illegal activities flourish because the law has collapsed. This nightclub, where innocent people lost their lives, was running under the government\u2019s protection. We strongly condemn <strong>this.\u201d<\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>MLA Cruz Silva raised a critical question:<\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cFirst the government said the club was illegal. Then the DGP says the fire was due to a gas cylinder blast. When we asked the injured, they said it began with firecrackers. If the government itself does not know what caused the fire, then what use is this government?\u201d<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>AAP Working President Valmiki Naik said:<\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cWorkers trying to earn a living late at night have lost their lives. Their families are now left devastated, and the government is offering token compensation. The BJP government spends lakhs on events and marketing. They provide substantial compensation to the victims\u2019 families and the injured. That is our demand.\u201d<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cBJP\u2019s ministers and MLAs thriving on kickbacks along the coastal belt\u201d \u2013 Amit Palekar \u201cThe Arpora nightclub was running only because of BJP\u2019s blessings\u201d \u2013 MLA Capt. Venzy Viegas \u201cIf the government itself doesn\u2019t know how the fire started, what exactly is it doing?\u201d \u2013 MLA Cruz Silva \u201cfamilies are now left devastated, and the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25169,"featured_media":108159,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[3794],"class_list":["post-108158","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-featured"],"read":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108158","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/25169"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=108158"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108158\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":108160,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108158\/revisions\/108160"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/108159"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=108158"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=108158"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=108158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}