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December 28, 2001, Chandigarh, India  
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BJP
likely to take on Cong at Yamunanagar House
tax: BJP divided over Faridabad exclusion Injured farmers must be
compensated: Hooda Surcharge on power bill arrears to go Dalal blames Chautala, kin for Haryana ills |
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Man, uncle held on murder charge Devotional songs mark Gita Jayanti finale Man stabbed, looted Flesh trade racket,
3 women held
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BJP likely to take on Cong at Yamunanagar Chandigarh, December 27 An indication to this effect was given by the Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Om Prakash Chautala, while addressing his party workers at Pehowa today. He reportedly remarked that though the BJP was not in a position to win the Yamunanagar seat, yet he would not like to break the alliance with the party which was ruling at the Centre for merely one seat. The state unit of the BJP, too, has started the process of identifying the possible candidates from the industrial town, which has never returned the INLD candidate. It has either been the BJP or the Congress from here. The Haryana BJP President, Mr Rattan Lal Kataria, told TNS on the phone that a three-member team, comprising the party’s Vice-President, Mr Atam Prakash Manchanda, and two General Secretaries, Mr Om Prakash Dhankar and Mr Vir Kumar Yadav, would visit Yamunanagar tomorrow to ascertain the situation there as well as to know the views of the local workers. The three-member team would submit its report to the nine-member election committee headed by Mr Kataria. The Election Committee’s report would be sent to the party high command for a final decision. It suits Mr Chautala if the BJP contests the byelection. In case the BJP wins the seat, the Chief Minister can rightfully claim credit. But if the BJP loses the seat, the discredit will be entirely its own. Moreover, observers feel that the way the BJP has taken a firm stand against parties like the Trinamool Congress and the PMK, which deserted it in the hope of making gains in the Assembly elections in their respective states has wisened Mr Chautala, who believes that it pays to be on the right side of the Central Government. However, the Congress is yet to initiate the process of identifying its candidate. |
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House tax: BJP divided over Faridabad exclusion Faridabad, December 27 The leader of the BJP Legislature Party in the state Assembly, Mr Krishan Pal Gurjar, had recently condemned the new policy and threatened to start an agitation if Faridabad was not included in the amended framework. Other local leaders of the party had also criticised the “dual” policy. The state government had stated that all districts, excluding Faridabad, would have the new tax structure whereas Faridabad would continue with the tax structure announced earlier. Residents have already expressed their unhappiness with the decision they claim that the house tax has gone up many times and it was not possible for them to pay the tax. Residents welfare associations and leaders of other parties, including the Congress, have also condemned the hike and described the move as unjustified and illegal. Senior BJP leaders Ram Bilas Sharma and Pradip Jain described the decision as improper, but hoped that the “anomaly” would be removed soon. At a function held here yesterday, Mr Sharma remarked that it could be a clerical mistake. However, Mr Gurjar said a memorandum would be submitted to the Deputy Commissioner on January 5. No other state-level leader of the BJP has come out openly on the issue so far. Mr Jain, who was here recently, reportedly said a hard stance on the issue might not be possible as the party was a coalition partner in the government. |
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Injured farmers must be
compensated: Hooda Chandigarh, December 27 Addressing a press conference here today, Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda, chief of the Haryana unit of the party, said he visited the village one day after the incident and found that about 50 persons were injured in the firing. “ They must be given compensation of Rs 2 lakh each”, Mr Hooda said. He said a general body meeting of the PCC, held here yesterday, had passed a resolution condemning the lathi charge and firing by the state police on farmers at Kandela village in Jind district. The resolution demanded payment of Rs 2 lakh as compensation to each of the injured farmers and sought action against the police officials who ordered the firing. Responding to the issue of pending electricity arrears of the farmers, which resulted in the clash between farmers and police on the fateful evening, Mr Hooda went on to say that the arrears should be waived off. “ Arrears amounting to as much as Rs 1.5 lakh was pending against some of the farmers. They simply would not be able to pay such an amount”, he said. “But if the arrears were waived off, what would happen to those farmers who had already paid their pending dues. Should they be returned their money “, questions such as these asked by the reporters prompted Mr Hooda to say that the issue must be “settled” by the government. “The phenomenon of accumulated bills was a creation of the INLD which had asked the farmers not to pay their electricity bills when it was in the opposition and Congress was in power”, Mr Hooda said, squarely blaming the INLD for the current crisis. He said the government was taking recourse to selective action against defaulting villages so that there was no large-scale protest against the government move. Moving on to the issue of Yamunanagar byelection, Mr Hooda alleged that names of a large number of bogus voters were being enrolled in the electoral list while names of some genuine voters were being left out. He said he had asked Mr Shamsher Singh Surjewale, former PCC chief, to constitute a committee and look into the matter. He said the party would put up a strong candidate in Yamunanagar and retain the seat for the Congress. |
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Surcharge on power bill arrears to go Kurukshetra, December 27 This was disclosed by President of the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) and Chief Minister, Mr Om Prakash Chautala, while presiding over the meeting of party functionaries of state and district-level, including MPs and MLAs, 25 km from here today. Mr Chautala said it had been decided by the government that the consumers would be asked to contact the respective Deputy Commissioner for making their
installments of the power bills arrears according to their convencivance and facilities for depositing the same. He said the arrears would be recovered in 10 installments and maximum installments would be 20. He said meters would also be installed to check the theft of power through kundi connections. The Chief Minister said it was the moral duty of the government in a democratic set up to lake decisions which keeping in view the welfare of the people. He said to gauge the success of a government was that how many welfare schemes it had implemented for the welfare of the people. Mr Chautala said the Haryana Government was providing a subsidy of Rs 753 crore annually to the agricultural sector and efforts had been made by the government to provide sufficient power to the agricultural sector even by purchasing it on higher rates from the
neighbouring states. He assured that sufficient power and water for irrigation would be made available to the agriculture sector. The Chief Minister said with the co-operation of people the Haryana Vidyut Parsaran Nigam had realised Rs 700 crore as power bill arrears from the consumers. Referring to the Yamunanagar by election the Chief Minister said the main plank of the party would be the achievements of the government in over two years of its rule. He complemented the party workers for strengthening their mass base in UP and urged them to fan out in UP so that party could establish its identity during the ensuring Vidhan Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh. Mr Surender Barwala, Dr Sushil Indora and Captain Inder Singh all MPs, Mr Sampat Singh, Mr Jaswinder Singh Sandhu, Ashok Arora, Kartar Singh Badana, Dr M.L. Ranga, Bhadhur Singh, subash Goel, Reshal Singh, all ministers, all party MLAs, Sher Singh Barshami, Political Adviser to the Chief Minister, Dharambir Singh, Additional Political Secretary the Chief Minister and presidents of district, block and various organisations were also present.
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Dalal blames Chautala, kin for Haryana ills Chandigarh, December 27 In a statement here yesterday Mr Dalal said while crime increased in the year, Mr Chautala along with his sons and ministerial colleagues remained busy in searching greener pastures in Uttar Pradesh. He alleged that in the year, death of former Deputy Prime Minister, Devi Lal, turned out to be a blessing in disguise for the ruling family of the State. Mr Devi Lal’s death, he alleged, provided an opportunity to the Chautala family to grab panchayat and public land in the name of the former Deputy Prime Minister. Mr Dalal alleged that on the one hand thousands of employees were retrenched, on the other serious irregularities were committed in admissions to various courses like JBT and OT. He alleged that the irregularities committed in the HCS examination held by the State Public Service Commission gave a clear message to the youth of the state that now onwards jobs would not be available on merit. The RPI MLA alleged that under the garb of Sales Tax form no. 38, the government patronised certain transport companies which created transport mafia in the state to bring goods from the other states without paying sales tax. Mr Dalal said incidents of firing in the court complex at Jhajjar and Panipat were a telling comment on how safe the people of Haryana were. He said before Mr Chautala celebrated “Kisan Divas” in U.P. on December 23, the police led by Director-General injured 40 farmers at Kadela village of Jind district on December 21, as a gift to them from the so-called Messiah of farmers. |
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Man, uncle held on murder charge Bhiwani, December 27 The Superintendent of Police, Dr Suman Manjri, told mediapersons that Prem Chand was murdered on December 20 outside his house at Shanti Nagar by his neighbour Vinod and his uncle, Bhim. The cause of the murder was a brief altercation between Vinod and Prem Chand that took place a few days before the murder. A case was registered under Sections 302 and 323 of the Indian Penal Code on the statement of Gulshan, a son of the deceased. Later, the other son of the deceased, Anil confirmed the involvement of two persons in the murder. Anil was also injured in the incident when he attempted to save his father during the scuffle. He was admitted to the Civil Hospital. Anil told the police that Vinod hit his father while Bhim had caught hold of him. The police later added Sections 324 and 34 of the IPC in FIR. The police arrested both accused from Dadri Gate. |
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Devotional songs mark Gita Jayanti finale Kurukshetra, December 27 The Chief Minister inaugurated the ceremony by lightning the traditional lamp. Mr Ashok Arora, Transport Minister, Mr R.S. Chaudhary, Vice-Chancellor, Kurukshetra University, Mr Banta Ram, Chairman, Sugar Fed, Mr L.M. Goel, Chief Secretary, Haryana, Mr Manik Sonwane, Commissioner and Secretary, Urban Development and Deputy Commissioner, Mr Abhilaksh Likhi were present on the occasion. Others present on the occasion included Mr Hari Singh Ahlawat, IG, Police, Ambala Range, Mrs Sukriti Likhi, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Kurukshetra, Dr Hawa Singh, Registrar,
Kurukshetra University, Mr Desh Raj Singh, SP, Kurukshetra, Mr Nar Hari Singh Bangar, Chief Executive Officer, KDB, representatives of various social, religious and cultural organisations and mediapersons. Mr Om Prakash Chautala yesterday performed a “Deep dann” ceremony on the bank of Brahmasarovar at Purushotampura Bagh amid chanting of hymns and shalokas. Earlier, the Chief Minister visited the panorama and Science Centre and appreciated the depiction of Mahabharata scenes. He also visited the workshop organised by Kurukshetra Development Board to prepare souvenirs on the historical, cultural and religious importance of Kurukshetra. |
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Man stabbed, looted Panipat, December 27 According to information, Rakesh was standing on the roadside outside the village when he was surrounded by three unidentified youths and was attacked with knives. He was injured seriously and fell down on the road. The youths removed Rs 10,000 from his pocket and escaped. According to the police, Rakesh had been able to identify one of the youths, who belonged to Israna village. The police is on the lookout for him. In another incident, Partap of Nara village was hit by a speeding vehicle while he was going on his motorcycle last night. He was also admitted to the Civil Hospital here. |
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Flesh trade racket,
3 women held Rohtak, December 27 According to the police, Geeta, alias Shakuntala, of the local Gandhi Camp locality, alleged to be the chief supplier of call girls from Delhi and other areas, Madhu of Nangloi and Kavita of Shakoorpur, Delhi, both of whom had been called here by the chief, were arrested. The three were nabbed by a team of the district police, led by DSP Udai Shankar. The SSP, Mr A.S. Ahlawat, while confirming the arrest of the three women, said the accused were being questioned to extract information about other persons associated with the prostitution racket.
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Two killed in accidents Jind, December 27 According to reports, a woman was killed and three persons injured, one of them seriously, when the autorickshaw in which they were travelling collided with a tractor on the Jind-Assandh road, near Hasanpur village. The seriously injured person were referred to Medical College Hospital, Rohtak. The accident occurred due to dense fog. In another accident at Pillukhera village, a youth, Sonu, was electrocuted when he accidently touched a live electricity wire. His cousin who tried to save him sustained injuries. |
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Chance for diploma holders
Chandigarh, December 27 While giving this information here today a spokesman of the board said such students would be allowed to appear in not more than five such subjects as were available in the new scheme and they would be given only two chances for improving their division. He said the improvement would be made only in those subjects in which students had got less than 60 per cent marks.
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New photo I-cards from Jan 2 Panipat, December 27 According to a press note, this work will be undertaken by the state-run Hartron organisation and supervised by the Electoral Registration Officer and Assistant Electoral Registration Officer. Those who were left out in the previous voters’ lists have been asked to visit their respective booths in this regard. |
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