

“The premises is advertised as a restaurant, bar and grill, however, is operated like a nightclub in the later hours of the evening.”Ĭouncillors were played recordings of the music coming from the restaurant which were taken at a neighbouring property. Ms Wilson said: “My investigation shows that Mr Atuanya has continued to have regulated entertainment which is having a detrimental effect on nearby residents and is causing a nuisance.

They served Mr Atuanya with a noise abatement notice which was breached and the council warned him it could pursue legal proceedings. They found how on some occasions, the music had been going on beyond the operating hours. Ms Wilson explained it was these DJ sets featuring loud, bassy music which made council officers begin investigating the restaurant in October 2021 over the course of 18 months. These had been the hours of operation before Kingsley Atuanya - who opened the establishment almost three years ago during the pandemic - successfully requested for an extension of the licence so it could remain open later, selling food and alcohol, and host DJ sets as late as 2am on Fridays and Saturdays. They aim to run it as an Afro-Caribbean restaurant.įiona Wilson, environmental protection technician, explained she was not asking for the restaurant’s licence to be revoked, but for the licence to be restricted to between 11am and 11.30pm every day, which councillors agreed to. We will use all legal options including the EC," he said.The council’s licensing hearing panel met on Tuesday, April 25 to carry out the review, during which it was revealed the premises has been sold to new owners who will take over this coming weekend. "It is a very derogatory and gutter-level remark against Sonia Gandhi. We have asked for a ban on campaigning by such persons," Singhvi said.Īsked about the 'vishkanya' remark made against Sonia Gandhi by BJP leader Basangouda Patil Yatnal, Singhvi said the party will utilise all legal options available before it, including moving the Election Commission. "They have made statements clearly against the minority community.

We complained specifically about the highly objectionable, blatantly partisan, communal and false statements coming from top BJP leadership, in particular Home Minister Amit Shah and the Uttar Pradesh chief minister." They said the Election Commission should immediately take action against these leaders.īriefing reports outside the Election Commission office, Singhvi said, "We have just finished a very productive and important meeting with the EC. The delegation alleged that Shah and Adityanath made "false", "partisan" and "communal" statements during the poll campaign in Karnataka with a view to seek electoral gains, and demanded that they be not allowed to campaign in the state. Bar Amit Shah, Yogi Adityanath from campaigning in Karnataka: Congress to EC Also Read - ‘80 communal riots occurred during Cong govt’: JP Nadda in KarnatakaĪ delegation of Congress leaders, including Abhishek Singhvi, Pawan Kumar Bansal and Mukul Wasnik, met the chief election commissioner and the election commissioners, and requested the poll body to ensure a level-playing field in the state. The Congress on Friday requested the Election Commission to bar Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath from campaigning for the May 10 assembly polls in Karnataka for their alleged statements against the minority community.
