Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (DV)
Mangaluru, Jul 26: "The state government and the chief minister are responsible for the untoward incident that was reported on Monday, July 25 night at a pub. The police department should trace those anti-social elements and they should be booked," said MLA U T Khader.
He was speaking to media persons at the Circuit House here on Tuesday, July 26.
"These incidents will bring a black mark on the district and the city. There are several pubs in the city. Why these anti-social elements have targeted a single pub. Is it because they have not given 'Hafta' to these people?" These elements are threats to the development of Mangaluru, he said.
"The government has hiked the GST and tax. Moreover, the hoteliers have to give Hafta to these anti-social elements. After the pandemic, hoteliers are running their businesses with difficulty. The government has to take action against those who barged into a private property and disrupted the privacy of youth. They have mentally harassed the youth. Who has allowed them to do that? Why are these organizations silent on video games and other pubs? Why is the local MLA silent on this issue? If the government doesn't want pubs let it cancel the licenses of all of them. Or else it should allow them to do business," he added.
Sadhashiva Ullal, Santhosh Kumar and others were present.