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Sunil Dutt warns voters against
communal forces
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Chandigarh, May 6
“Country is placed very precariously at present with the communal parties posing a threat to its stability. Be very careful before pressing the button on the Electronic voting machine because any wrong step today can change the entire future”.
Actor Sunil Dutt addresses a Congress election rally at Mani Majra in Chandigarh on
Thursday night. — Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan
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Drama over rally venue between Congress, INLD
Chandigarh, May 6
It was high political drama between the Congress and the Indian National Lok Dal candidate, Mr Harmohan Dhawan. The issue was holding a rally of Congress MP Sunil Dutt.
Dhawan for change in rent Act
Chandigarh, May 6
“Shopkeepers of the city are suffering mental agony because of the lopsided rent Act. They are not going to spare Mr Pawan Kumar Bansal (Congress) and Mr Satya Pal Jain (Bharatiya Janata Party) for their inaction while being members of Parliament for the past 13 years.”
‘Peace initiative with Pak was to get Muslim votes’
Chandigarh, May 6
Mr Pawan Bansal, Congress nominee for ensuing Lok Sabha elections, accused the Bharatiya Janata Party
of stage-managing the so-called peace initiative with Pakistan for garnering Muslim votes at the cost of national security.
He said a study of series of events from the day of terrorist
attack on Parliament on December 13, 2001 till the announcement
of general elections revealed that the BJP government
compromised national interests in order to serve its political
goals.
Actor Mukesh Rishi addresses Mr Pawan Bansal’s rally in Sector 20, Chandigarh, on Thursday.
— Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan
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Voters’ minds made up for BJP, claims Mahajan
Chandigarh, May 6
The opinion poll released yesterday has strongly indicated that people have made up their mind in favour of the local Bharatiya Janata Party and Shiromani Akali Dal candidate, Mr Satya pal Jain, said Mr Yash Pal Mahajan, president of the local unit.
Arvind Jain for 24-hour helpline
Chandigarh, May 6
Mr Arvind Jain, an Independent candidate for the parliamentary elections, today visited various markets and reiterated his agenda to work for improving owner-tenant relations in the city.
Mr Jain assured people that he would work for resolving issues
pertaining to basic amenities.
Independent candidate for the Chandigarh Lok Sabha seat Arvind Jain campaigns from his rath in Sector 22-C, Chandigarh, on Thursday.
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BSP to work for statehood for city
Chandigarh, May 6
The Bahujan Samaj Party has announced to work for carving out status of independent statehood for the city. This forms a part of the party election manifesto released here today.
Mr Balbir Jhangra, president of the local unit of the BSP, while
releasing the manifesto, said keeping in mind the heavy increase
in the city population, houses constructed outside the “lal
dora” limits of villages need to be regularised.
BSP candidate Hem Raj Kashyap releases the party manifesto at a hotel in Sector 35, Chandigarh, on Thursday.
— A Tribune photograph
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Shatrughan fails to turn up at Panchkula
Panchkula, May 6
The Union Minister for Shipping and Bollywood star, Mr Shatrughan
Sinha, today failed to make it to the township to address a rally in favour of Mr Rattan Lal Kataria, BJP candidate from the Ambala parliamentary constituency.
Cong infighting will continue,
says Libra
Mohali, May 6
The Congress government in the state is interested neither in the uplift of the weaker sections of society nor the welfare of employees.
This was stated by Mr Sukhdev Singh Libra, SAD candidate from the Ropar Lok Sabha seat, while addressing employees of the Punjab School Education Board here today.
High Court dismisses
Independent’s plea
Chandigarh, May 6
A Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court today dismissed as infructous a petition filed by Mr Arvind Jain, Independent candidate for the Chandigarh Lok Sabha seat.
FIRST VOTE
Vote, it makes a difference
Dominance of trivialities ails our democratic system. Elections have become more of a mud-slinging match for political parties and the issues and concerns of the public have taken a back seat. In such a scenario, the spirits of the voters are bound to be low, which is true for me as well.
Manpreet Singh, a student
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Ailing youth needs financial help
Chandigarh, May 6
Troubles never end. As if her own cancer was not bad enough, Rae Barelli resident Aryawati’s eldest son Pradeep Kumar is now lying in the gurdwara in the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research
with a serious heart ailment.
Bomb hoax in GMCH ward
Chandigarh, May 6
Panic gripped the Gynaecology Ward of the GMCH, Sector 32, when the police received information that a bomb had been planted in the ward.
A team of the Chandigarh Police, sniffer dogs and bomb disposal squad immediately reached the hospital and dispersed patients queued up at the
OPD.
SCL staff protest against VRS circular
Mohali, May 6
Members of the Semiconductor Complex Ltd Employees Union held a gate rally here today in protest against the issuance of a VRS circular by the management. They demanded immediate withdrawal of the circular as it had led to great resentment among employees.
SCL employees hold a gate rally in Mohali on Thursday.
— A Tribune photograph
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Citizens’ charter for Panchkula
residents
Panchkula, May 6
For the convenience of the general public, the district administration
today came out with a citizens’ charter for the completion of various jobs regarding the registration and transfer of vehicles and making of the driving licences.
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