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Mumbai pub blaze: 1Above owners write to President, PM
Mumbai, Jan 2 (IANS) In new twist to the ongoing blame game between pubs accused for the raging fire that killed 14 people on December 29 and the administration, the absconding owners of 1Above on Tuesday wrote to the President and Prime Minister challenging the Mumbai police investigations seeking to blame them for the tragedy.
The owners of 1Above – Kripesh Sanghai, Jigar Sanghavi and Abhijit Manka – have written to the President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and others, alleging that the Mumbai police investigations conducted by N. M. Joshi police station was “biased.”
“Police is deliberately not arresting or not booking the owners of The Mojo’s Bistro under the false presumption that the fire has not occurred or erupted from the premises of The Mojo’s Bistro, despite the fact that various evidences have been circulated and published in the electronic media and various witnesses have given statement,” their plea said.
Moreover, they said that the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation has issued a notice under Maharashtra Regional Town Planning Act and lodged a FIR against The Mojo’s Bistro, therefore establishing that it had indulged in illegalities and are equally responsible.
“When the BMC has concluded, what evidence does the police machinery have to disbelieve the BMC,” the 1Above owner-trio said, adding that police are not submitting the FIRs registered by them to the courts with an intention to deprive them from getting a copy.
Besides, they said neither the Fire Brigade, nor the Forensic Science Lab, or any government body or competent authority has yet concluded that the fire erupted from 1Above premises and not from The Mojo’s Bistro.
They also took objections to the police preventing the insurers from entering the premises to survey since they (police) “are scared that the insurance company will discover the fire had erupted at the The Mojo’s Bistro, and that evidence is still lying and not collected, or that evidence is destroyed”.
The 1Above owners also accused the police of being biased and destroying the evidence to favour the owners of The Mojo’s Bistro, both situated in the Kamala Mills Compound in Lower Parel in southcentral Mumbai.
Meanwhile, the BMC bulldozers stopped demolitions on the fifth day after the civic body gave 15 days time to all restaurants and other eateries to removed all illegalities and comply with all formalities or face the axe again.
–IANS
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Lucknow: Vishal Singh, a renowned social worker from Lucknow, also known as Foodman, has once again made India proud. He was honored by the Happy Hands Gloves Cooperative Limited Company in Korathai, Thailand, for his work with the Hunger Free World Mission.
The Hunger Free World Mission’s meeting was held in Korathai, Thailand, under Vishal Singh’s leadership. Representatives from several countries, including Mr. Raja Dwivedi (Managing Director of Happy Hands Gloves Limited), Thailand Coordinator Mr. Raja Mishra, and member Mr. Varun Singh, attended the event.
Under Vishal Singh’s leadership, the attendees took a pledge to work together toward creating a hunger-free world.
Speaking on the occasion, Vishal Singh explained that the main goal of the Hunger Free World Mission is social participation. He said the mission is not just about feeding people but also about meeting other basic needs of those who are struggling. The mission focuses on helping families of terminally ill patients in hospitals by providing food and shelter. It also works to fulfill essential needs like education, jobs, and care for the elderly.
For the last 16 years, the Vijay Sri Foundation has been providing free services, benefiting thousands of people. Vishal Singh highlighted that the mission aims to gain global recognition like other organizations such as WHO, WWF, and Red Cross, which work for social causes.
During this meeting, Vishal Singh was appointed as the Chairman of the Hunger Free World Mission by representatives from various countries. They also discussed holding regular meetings in different countries to push the mission forward.
Business tycoon Dr. Abhishek Verma has also supported this humanitarian mission, vowing to promote the idea of “Seva Parmo Dharma” (Service is the highest duty) worldwide. Vishal Singh praised him, stating that people like Dr .Abhishek Verma inspire others to work for the betterment of society.
Recently, Romania’s Ambassador, Mr . Daniela Sezonov Ţane, invited Vishal Singh to the Romanian Embassy in Delhi, where they discussed the mission in detail. Impressed by his humanitarian work, she honored Vishal Singh and invited him to Romania to take the mission forward .
Food man Vishal Singh has been serving the people of India for the past 16 years. Through the Vijay Sri Foundation, he provides free meals to cancer patients & their families ,shelter, and education for women & children along with running free old-age homes in Lucknow.
In addition to his humanitarian work, Vishal Singh also addresses issues like crime and corruption through his role as Chairman of Seva Path Media and Managing Director of Vijay Sri Foundation.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Vishal Singh and his team worked tirelessly to provide food and help to the needy, including starving children, elderly citizens, and pregnant women. Despite contracting the virus himself, he continued to assist others after his recovery. He even created a life-saving oxygen regulator using household items, which was praised by doctors both in India and abroad.
In his address at the meeting, Vishal Singh spoke about his mission to create a hunger-free world. He pointed out that India’s large population, along with issues like unemployment and poverty, has caused the country to fall on the Hunger Index. He urged people to contribute just one handful of grains daily to help create a hunger-free world.
He concluded by saying that through social participation, we can empower the people around us, meet their basic needs, and work together to build a stronger, more prosperous, and developed society.
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