Tuesday, May 11, 2010

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Decision on Sanatan ban after examining Goa blast charge sheet by NIA

Posted: 11 May 2010 08:37 AM PDT

Goa home minister Ravi Naik has said that the government would examine the chargesheet filed by National Investigation Agency in the Margao bomb blast case before deciding a ban on right wing Hindu organization ‘Sanatan Sanstha’.

“We will go through the charge sheet by NIA before deciding anything,” Naik told reporters here yesterday adding that the director general of police (DGP) Bhimsen Bassi will be asked to examine the chargesheet.

Naik said that the state government had not thought about the ban earlier and is solely waiting for NIA investigation to get over.

“I can’t say whether the ban would be recommended or not,” the Home Minister said.

NIA, which is probing the Margao bomb blast case is expected to file the charge sheet by May 17, 2010 in two different courts at Margao and Vasco.

The blast at Margao on Diwali eve last year had killed two people on the spot while police had diffused unexploded Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) at Sancoale, 20 km away from Margao.

Four accused were arrested for hatching conspiracy to execute bomb blast at five places in the state.

All four were commonly linked to Sanatan Sanstha, which is operating through its Ashram at Ramnathi village, 35 km away from here.

Gadkar visited Goa to threaten CBI from prosecuting Parrikar

Posted: 11 May 2010 07:21 AM PDT

Mr Shantaram Naik , Rajya Sabha member from Goa has said that BJP President Shri  Mr Nitin Gadkari's Goa visit was to pressurize  CBI  not to file charge –sheet against Shri Manohar Parrikar Ex-Chief Minister of Goa and the present Leader of Opposition in the matter of crimes allegedly committed by Mr Parrikar during the Goa International Film Festival 2004.

Addressing a press conference in Congress House, Panaji today, Mr Naik   said that Shri Gadkari who was  on a Goa visit  to Goa ,recently, has charged the Government of India of misusing CBI to take revenge against the political opponents of Congress Party.

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Shri Shantaram Naik M.P. addressing a Press Conference in Congress House Panaji, on Tuesday.  Also seen in the photograph are Shri Altinho Gomes General Secretary GPCC and Shri Gurudas Natekar, Secretary, GPCC.

Mr Naik has said that the whole exercise of Mr Gadkari is to protect  Shri Narendra Modi , Chief Minister of Gujrath whose role in Gujrath riots is being investigated by a team of Supreme Court and Shri Parrikar whose role in  International Film Festival Goa 2004  is being investigated under serious criminal provisions of law.

Mr Naik said that BJP going to the President of India on this issue amounts to seeking pardon before conviction.

Mr Naik said that BJP calling CBI as Congress Bureau of Investigation to shield the crimes of their leaders can very well be understood as BJP is notoriously  called as  "Bhartiya Jhooti Party"

Mr Naik said that BJP is attempting to murder SECULARISM in the country every now and then without any success, and said that, unfortunately, there is no provision in the law to book such murders except for the offence of waging of war.

Mr Naik states in his statement that  as many as 22 allegations are being investigated by the CBI against former chief minister Manohar Parrikar and others in connection with the International Film Festival of
India (IFFI) when Goa hosted it for the first time in 2004.

Mr. Naik said  that as per the reply given by Union Minister of State for Personnel Shri Prithviraj Chavan  to him (Mr Naik)  in a written reply to an unstarred question on 15th April,2010,  a case is registered under No.RC15(A)/07-CBI/Mumbai dated 19.04.2007 under sections 409 (creaminal breach of trust) 421 (dishonest or fraudulent removal of or concealment of property to prevent distribution among creditors) 423 (dishonest or fraudulent execution of deed of transfer containing false statement of consideration), 431 (mischief by injury to public road, bridge, river or channel ), 432 (mischief by causing inundation or obstruction to public drainage etc.), 463 (forgery), 468 (forgery for purpose of cheating), 471  (using as genuine a forged document or electronic records) & 120B (criminal conspiracy) of Indian Penal Code and Sec 10 & 12 of the Prevention Corruption Act 1988 against Mr Parrikar.

Mr Naik says that Shri Chavan  also said in his reply  that "the case involves also recording of statements of the Entertainment Society of Goa, senior officers of the Government of Goa, and members of various committees"

Mr Chavan further stated in his reply that projects undertaken during the
IFFI 2004 are also required to be inspected by various
technical authorities/bodies.

Mr Parrikar was summoned by CBI   on  15th April,2010   and was grilled extensively, Mr Naik says in his statement.  Mr Naik said BJP has become panicky on seeing its two leaders falling in  net of investigating agencies , and therefore , are out to damage control exercise.

Mr Naik said that raising an issue of Government's interference  in CBI matters can be understood, if their party feels so, but to organize a nation-wide agitation on the issue indicates that more and more BJP leaders are involved in the commission of crimes in country. And therefore, BJP proposes to insulate them from criminal investigation.

Mr Naik recalled that in 2005 CAG had indicted Mr Parrikar and therefore, the then Congress Government led by Shri Pratapsingh Rane  had asked police to investigate into the matter and, subsequently the case was handed over to CBI.

Mr Naik stated that the  Goa Pradesh Congress Committee too had constituted a Committee under  his (Mr Naik's) Chairmanship to inquire into the matter and had submitted a report to the Goa PCC ,listing out several grave illegalities involved in the Goa International Film Festival 2004.

Replying to a query regarding Chief Minister Digamber Kamat's statement, Mr Naik said that the C.M. has said that he was misquoted in the matter.

He requested the pressmen to ask the question again to CM, in order to get the clarification of his statement.

Regarding the issue of ban on Sanathan Institution, Mr. Naik said that he feels that Government of Goa would make necessary request to the Union Government after the NIA files Charge Sheet against the culprits.

The copy of NIA Charge Sheet and the material already with the government will make a strong case for banning the institution, Mr. Naik said.

Mr Naik said that CM has not expressed his opinion against baning but has simply said that the Home Ministry has not sent any proposal to him.

I’ll not be seen smoking in public again: Arshad Warsi

Posted: 11 May 2010 04:33 AM PDT

Bollywood actor Arshad Warsi has promised that he will not be seen smoking in public places again.

National Organisation for Tobacco Eradication (NOTE), an anti-tobacco organisation had asked the actor to quit smoking for betterment of his health after he was allegedly spotted smoking on a college campus in Margao Goa town, 40 kms away from here, during a shoot recently.

Responding to the letter by NOTE, Warsi said, “henceforth I will ensure that I throw away the cigarette before I make public appearance.”

The 42-year-old actor further said that he was smoking in his vanity van parked far away from the college building, when a group of youngsters knocked on the door.

“As usual I go out of my way for my fans and I came out to sign the autographs, involuntarily holding the cigarette in my hand,” the actor said

Courtesy:PTI
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