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Give
aided college staff salary: EC
Chandigarh,
February 8
Teachers of over 100 private and aided colleges in Punjab will get their
salary. Taking note of the report published yesterday in The Tribune
columns “CEO halts grants; teachers shoot letter to EC”, the
Election authorities summoned senior officers of the Punjab Education
Department and directed them to release their salary.
 Dutybound,
Bibiji goes about her task
Badal
(Muktsar), February 8
Mrs Surinder Kaur Badal (Bibiji) has seen it all. Contended, she
now wants to spend her time reading about religion and doing path.
Mrs Surinder Kaur, wife of former Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, at
Chapianwali village on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph
Candidates
must pay for VVIP visits: Panel
Jalandhar, February 8
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi's visits
to Punjab may prove dear for Congress candidates. The Election
Commission of India has issued directions to include the money spent on
the Congress leaders visit in the expenditure of Congress candidates
concerned, Kapurthala DC-cum-DRO Raminder Singh told The Tribune here
today.
POLL CHASE
She knows every voter counts
 Leharagaga,
February 8
A seasoned politician, Deputy Chief Minister Rajinder Kaur Bhattal says
the common man is not getting his due. “I am not satisfied as projects
are not being implemented at the grassroots level. The delay needs to be
checked. Progress has to be made at a faster rate,” she says.
Deputy Chief Minister and Congress
candidate for the Lehragaga constituency Rajinder Kaur Bhattal addresses
a rally at Lehal Kala village. — Tribune photo by Rajesh Sachar
Warrants
against Dimpa, brother
Chandigarh, February 8
The decision to defer polling in the Beas Assembly segment has come as a
rude shock to the top administrative brass of the Punjab Government as
it claims that “law and order situation in the state in general and
Beas in particular has been under complete control”.
Dhillon,
Keetu slug it out in Barnala
Barnala, February 8
For two candidates vying for a predominantly rural constituency, the
campaign styles couldn’t have been more different.
Cong
tottering in Mahilpur
Mahilpur, February 8
The BSP cannot be underestimated in the Mahilpur (Reserved) Assembly
segment where its state supremo Avtar Singh Karimpuri can boast of an
established mass base.
Games
pull in more
Chandigarh, February 8
Elections to the Punjab Vidhan Sabha may be just four days away, but the
games people play continues to pull more crowds than the games
politicians are playing to wrest power in the state.
 Badali
on sympathy wave
Morinda, February 8
Strange, but true. The biggest factor working in favour of the Shiromani
Akali Dal (SAD) candidate from Morinda, Mr Ujagar Singh Badali, is that
he has lost three elections in a row.
Mr Ujagar Singh Badali, SAD
candidate from Morinda, campaigns in his constituency. — A Tribune
photograph
 BSP
can ensure equality: Maya
Amritsar, February 8
Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati has said people have a
misconception that the BSP only supports the people from lower castes,
adding that her party can bring equality in the country.
Bahujan Samaj Party supremo
Mayawati at a rally in Amritsar on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph
Badal
vows to abolish octroi
Ferozepore, February 8
With less than a week to go for the
Punjab polls, SAD president Parkash Singh Badal today promised to
abolish octroi in Ferozepore and Jalandhar cantonments if voted back to
power.
All
in name of the Ghaggar
Sangrur, February 8
For years, politicians have been winning elections by promising to tame
the Ghaggar, a river that has been bringing misfortune to vast areas in
Patiala, Sangrur, Mansa districts. However, the Ghaggar has remained
untamed so far. Again, its streamlining has become an issue in the
Assembly elections.
Claims,
counter-claims by SAD, Cong
Dera Bassi, February 8
With just three days remaining for the election campaign to end for the
Punjab elections on February 13, both the Congress and the SAD-BJP
alliance have intensified their campaigns.
He
is the face of CPI-ML in Mansa
Joga (Mansa), February 8
Remember Bant Singh of Burj Jhabhar village in the Joga Assembly
constituency of Mansa district? A Dalit singer, his pictures of
amputated arms and a leg, had shaken the sensibilities of the nation.
The limbs were cut off by doctors to save his life from injuries
sustained after he was beaten up by an alleged group of landlords,
against whom he was fighting for the rape of his minor daughter.
Bant Singh who is a star attraction
at rallies of the CPI-ML. — A Tribune photograph
Sector
68 residents await voter I-cards
Mohali, February 8
Residents of Sector 68 here are up in arms against the administration
for failing to deliver voter identity cards even as the election to the
Punjab Assembly is only five days away.
2,000
cops to be deployed on poll duty in Mohali
Mohali, February 8
More than 2,000 police personnel will be deployed on election duty in
SAS Nagar district during the Punjab elections being held on February
13.
Ban
on sale of liquor
Mohali, February 8
The District Magistrate of SAS Nagar, Mr Tejveer Singh, has imposed a
ban on the sale of liquor for three days in connection with the Punjab
Assembly elections.
 Tulsi
gets crowds, loses mobile
Amritsar, February 8
Dislodge the ‘arrogant’ government of Capt Amarinder Singh by voting
in favour the SAD-BJP combine, which can only bring peace and
development in the state, said Smriti Irani, famous TV star, during a
road show here today. She lost her mobile during the show.
TV actor Smriti Irani with Ms Laxmi
Kanta Chawla, BJP candidate for the Amritsar Central constituency,
during a road show in Amritsar on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph
Ambala
politicians campaign in Punjab
Ambala, February 8
Politicians of Ambala are busy these days campaigning in Punjab.
Surjewala
campaigns for Randhawa
Ghanaur, February 8
Alarmed at the presence of the rebel candidates, the Congress and the
SAD-BJP alliance candidates are relying on the Haryana bigwigs in the
battle of votes, scheduled for February 13, in Chief Minister Capt
Amarinder Singh’s home district.
Rebel
trouble for Cong’s Jain
Moga, February 8
The Congress campaign to woo the electorate here has been marred by
disgruntled party leaders, who are now either secretly supporting rival
candidates or have openly boycotted the campaign and instead levelled
serious charges against the official candidate.
Jaitley,
Sidhu visit dera
Chandigarh, February 8
The BJP leader, Mr Arun Jaitley, accompanied by Mr Navjot Singh Sidhu,
today visited Dera Sacha Sauda at Sirsa in Haryana. Both leaders met the
dera chief, Sant Gurmeet Ram Raheem Singh.
Cong
expels Behl, son for six years
Gurdaspur, February 8
Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today expelled Gurdaspur MLA Khushal Behl
and his son Raman Behl, president of the Gurdaspur Municipal Council,
from the primary membership of the party for a period of six years.
Mann:
Police terrorising farmers
Sangrur, February 8
Mr Simranjit Singh Mann, president of the Shiromani Akali Dal (A),
alleged today that the police had been terrorising the residents of
Fatehgarh Chhanna village (Barnala) against holding a protest tomorrow
in connection with the "forcible" acquisition of their land.
Under such a police terror free and fair elections in the segment were
not possible, he alleged.
EC
shifts SSP of Faridkot
Chandigarh, February 8
The Election Commission tonight transferred the SSP of Moga, Mr Gautam
Cheema, with immediate effect. The SSP, Faridkot, Mr Arun Pal Singh,
will hold the additional charge till a fresh appointment is made.
Police
station gheraoed
Amritsar, February 8
Communist activists and the Nasha Virodhi Front seized two trucks and a
car, carrying liquor allegedly meant for voters, at Karampura here
today.
MANIFESTO
Wheat
MSP should be Rs 900: CPI
Chandigarh,
February 7
The Communist Party of India (CPI) today slammed the Congress government
in Punjab for “agrarian distress, failure of industry and burgeoning
unemployment”. It criticised Prime Minister Manmohan Singh saying
“he was spreading the bogey of revival of terrorism in Punjab to
create fear in the minds of Hindus”.
PM
remarks on terror uncalled for: Advani
 Ropar,
February 7
Claiming that there was a strong anti-incumbency factor in the state, a
senior BJP leader and former Deputy Prime Minister, Mr L.K. Advani,
remained mostly confined to national issues while addressing rallies at
Ropar and Nangal here today.
The BJP leader and former Deputy
Prime Minister, Mr L.K. Advani, at a rally in Ropar on Wednesday. — A
Tribune photograph
Congress playing caste politics: Rajnath
Sujanpur (Gurdaspur), February 7
The BJP president, Mr Rajnath Singh, today accused the Congress of
trying to play caste and religion politics, stating that it was trying
to divide the country once again by proposing reservation in jobs for
Muslims despite the fact that reservation on the basis of religion was
against the spirit of the Constitution.
President of the BJP Rajnath
Singh is welcomed at Pathankot. — A Tribune photograph
Securitymen hold a flag march
in Ferozepore on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph |
BJP
a poor photocopy of Congress: Uma
Jalandhar, February 7
Dubbing the BJP as a "poor photocopy of the Congress",
Bharatiya Janashakti Party chief Uma Bharti has asserted that
"nobody will be allowed to build a mosque in India in the name of a
foreign invader like Babar".
Warrants
against Dimpa’s brother
Amritsar, February7
The ruling Congress received a major setback today when the Special
Investigation team issued warrants of arrest against Mr Harpinder Singh,
alias Rajan ,younger brother of Mr Jasbir Singh Dimpa, Congress nominee
for the Beas Assembly constituency.
Didn’t campaign, says Bhajji
Jalandhar, February 7
“Neither did I ever campaign for Congress candidate from Jalandhar
(Central) Tejinder Bittu, nor I went door to door seeking votes for
him”. This is the reply of cricketer Harbhajan Singh to the Election
Commission. Meanwhile, the commission has deputed Mr Sukhwinder Pal
Singh Marar, Additional Deputy Commissioner, to inquire into the
controversy.
Jaitley
targets Manmohan, Amarinder
Abohar, February 7
The BJP secretary and in charge of party campaign in Punjab, Mr Arun
Jaitley, has said that empty chairs and non-responsive audience at the
election rally of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at Patiala yesterday
were indicative of the election trends in Punjab.
SAD-BJP
upbeat in Garhdiwala
Garhdiwala, February 7
The Garhdiwala (SC) Assembly segment that was keeping candidates
guessing about their prospects has begun to throw up clearer indicators.
Arhtiyas
back Kanwaljit
Dera Bassi, February 7
The anti-industry and anti-trader policies of the Congress have forced
the industry to migrate from Punjab. This was stated by Capt Kanwaljit
Singh, SAD candidate from Banur, at a public rally at Lalru Mandi today.
Support
for SAD-BJP combine
Patiala, February 7
An emergency meeting of the All-India Bahawalpur Ekta Samaj was held
here today under the chairmanship of Mr Prem Mehta, which was attended
by Mr Madan Lal, Mr Mahesh Nagpal and other representatives from Rajpura,
Samana and Dakala.
Mill
misery for SAD-BJP
Mansa/Budhlada, February 7
Two closed mills in Mansa district may spin out misery for the SAD-BJP
candidates in the four Assembly constituencies.
Cong
violating law on poll expenses: BJP
New Delhi, February 7
The Bharatiya Janata Party today drew the Election Commission's
attention to violation of Section 77 of the People’s Representation
Act by the Congress and asked the commission to initiate action against
the party.
It’s
between Congress and BJP in Nangal
Nangal, February 7
It’s a direct contest between Chief Minister’s confidant and sitting
Congress MLA K.P.S Rana and BJP stalwart Maddan Mohan Mittal in this
Assembly segment of Ropar district. Flags of both parties fluttering on
rooftops of houses and shops suggest a keen contest between the two
parties.
Virbhadra
campaigns in border seats
Gurdaspur, February 7
The Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, Mr Virbhadra Singh, today
rallied in favour of Congress candidates in border constituencies of the
district.
Preneet
Kaur warns Congress rebel
Rajpura, February 7
Ms Preneet Kaur, wife of Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has
warned Mr Madan Lal, a Congress worker who is contending election from
Ghanaur Assembly constituency as a rebel, that necessary action would be
taken against him at the party level.
Mehraj can’t forget Raja’s meharbani
Mehraj (Bathinda), February 7
Delighted over the performance of the son of their soil on the
development front, residents of Chief Minister Amarinder Singh’s
ancestral village of Mehraj are praying for his return to power.
Mehraj, ancestral village of
Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, has seen unprecedented development in
the last five years. — Tribune photo by Kulbir Beera
Congress
candidate’s son booked
Mansa, February 7
The Mansa police today booked Mr Vikram Singh Mofar, son of Congress
candidate Ajit Singh Mofar, from the Sardulgarh Assembly constituency,
his gunman Balbir Singh and Mr Rajesh Garg, vice-chairman, Market
Committee, here, for their involvement in a firing incident at Jhuneer
village late last night.
Vote
against capitalist parties: Pandhi
Amritsar, February 7
The Politburo member of the CPI (M), Mr M.K. Pandhi, today said the
ruling Congress and the SAD both are trying to woo votes on false
promises. He said if the Congress government wanted to provide
subsidised foodgrain why did it not do so in the last five years.
Cong,
SAD have failed to check corruption: MP
 Rajpura,
February 7
Mr Mohammad Salim, MP and member of the Central committee of the CPM,
said the SAD-BJP alliance and the Congress had failed to control
unemployment and corruption in the state.
The CPM candidate, Mr Inderjit
Singh Bhagrana, and Mr Mohammed Salim, MP and member, central committee,
and Mr Balwant Singh, state president, CPM, at an election rally in
Rajpura on Wednesday. Photo: J.S. Virdi
BSP could be decisive factor
Guru Har Sahai (Ferozepore), February 7
Mr Mohan Singh Phallianwallan goes about his campaign with a smile on
his face. There is no cavalcade of vehicles accompanying him. On
reaching a village or a hamlet, he alights from his vehicle and walks
through dusty bylanes meeting people and patting cattle on his way. Men
folk of all ages hug him while women fold their hands in respect.
Mohan Singh Phallianwallan
Wide
open in Dhuri
Dhuri (Sangrur), February 7
The contest here is wide open. Anybody could be the winner. The SAD and
Congress are both talking of development, which seems to be the key
issue here.
Respite
to voters sans photo cards
Chandigarh, February 7
The Election Commission today clarified that all voters who had been
issued electoral pictoral identity cards (EPICs) would have to produce
these to exercise franchise in the Assembly elections as well as the
bye-election for the Amritsar parliamentary constituency.
Purvanchalis
count in 4 dists
Jalandhar, February 7
Come elections, parties start wooing over 15 lakh migrant labourers from
Uttar Pradesh. A majority of them live in the districts of Ludhiana,
Jalandhar, Amritsar and Patiala.
Ex-Sarpanch’s
death due to liquor at poll rally?
Mohali, February 7
A former Sarpanch of Bhagomajra village, near Kharar, died last night
allegedly after consuming liquor at an election rally even though the
police and the hospital authorities have denied allegations attributing
his death to the consumption of liquor.
Authorities
tighten noose
Put up nakas to curb liquor smuggling
Mohali, February 7
Reacting to the allegations by candidates contesting the Punjab Assembly
elections that liquor was being served at poll rallies, the district
administration has taken stringent measures.
Coins make way for ladoos
Chandigarh, February 7
Coins are passe. Voters and supporters of candidates are now latching on
to newer options while showcasing their support to their leaders. So out
go good-old coins and in come “ladoos”, other sweets and, strange
but true, blood.
A candidate of the SAD (1920) is
weighed against ladoos at Daomajra village near Kharar on Wednesday. —
A Tribune photograph
poll
bytes
Bigwigs in big
battles
  Bathinda,
February 6
Big shots like Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, Deputy Chief Minister
Rajinder Kaur Bhattal, former Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and son
of former Chief Minister Harcharan Singh Brar Harkanwarjit Singh Brar
(Sunny Brar) are facing the toughest challenge in their respective
segments.
Masol makes
light of poll
Masol, February 6
A mere 10 km from Chandigarh on the
Punjab and Haryana border exists a village where there is no water, no
electricity. “We don’t want a change in government. We want to
change our state,” is the refrain of every single household in Masol
village, where time seems to have come to a standstill. No politician
till date has bothered to get a road constructed to link this village to
the outside world.
Tota Singh
finds opponent tough
Moga, February 6
Both the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and the Congress have intensified
campaigning in this Assembly constituency. Akali stalwart and sitting
MLA Tota Singh is finding himself battling against a tough contender, Mr
Joginder Pal Jain, Congress candidate who has the backing of Radhaswamis.
Though there is no anti-incumbency factor against Mr Tota Singh, a
strong faction of the Congress is making the going tough for him.
Chautala’s
call to oust Cong
Mohali, February 6
Mr Om Prakash Chautala, former Chief Minister of Haryana, today called
upon the people to give a crushing defeat to the Congress and vote for
SAD-BJP combine which he said, would usher in a new era of peace,
prosperity and happiness in the state.
Jakhar wants
train to Pak
Abohar (Ferozepore), February 6
Being the son of a famous father is not enough to survive in politics.
It is sheer hard work, says Sunil Jakhar as he sips tea and puts forth
his idea that can change the economic scenario of the area. “The rail
link between Abohar-Hindumalkot in India and Samasatta-Fort Abbas in
Pakistan should be reopened as this will be the shortest possible route
to the port city of Karachi."
Be wary of
SAD-BJP opportunism: Uma
Gurdaspur, February 6
The president of the Bharatiya Janshakti Party, Ms Uma Bharti, today
termed the SAD-BJP combine an alliance of opportunism. Addressing a
press conference at Pathankot, Ms Bharti said the Ram Temple was the
main agenda of the BJP, but questioned whether the SAD would ever
support the BJP on this issue.
Bharatiya Janshakti Party chief Uma Bharti addresses a rally in
Pathankot on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph
Bollywood star Om Puri and Congress candidate for the Dakala
constituency Lal Singh (extreme left) at a rally at Sanour, 6km
from Patiala, on Tuesday. — Tribune photo by Rajesh Sachar |
BSP extends
support to Cong: Sidhu
Mohali, February 6
Mr Balbir Singh Sidhu, Congress candidate contesting the Punjab
elections from the Kharar constituency, today claimed that the senior
leaders from the Mohali district unit of the BSP had extended their full
support to him.
Code
uncode
CEO
halts grants; teachers shoot letter to EC
Chandigarh, February 6
Members of the Punjab and Chandigarh College Teachers Union (PCCTU) have
alleged that the Chief Electoral Officer of Punjab has violated the code
of conduct in “stopping” the release of salary grant to over a 100
private aided colleges in the state.
EC team
arrives today
Chandigarh, February 6
Close on the heels of the Election Commission (EC) summoning the Punjab
Chief Secretary, Mr K.R. Lakhanpal, and the Director-General of Police,
Mr R.S. Gill, to New Delhi for a review of the overall situation in
Punjab, it is now the turn of Deputy Election Commissioner R.
Bhattacharya to arrive on a two-day visit to Chandigarh tomorrow.
DFOs: Govt
‘misleading’ EC
Chandigarh, February 6
Violating the Election Commission guidelines with impunity, the Punjab
government continues to post a large number of forest officials in their
home districts or at stations where they have already served for over
three years.
Transfers:
Govt misleading poll panel
Chandigarh, February 6
Violating the Election Commission guidelines with impunity, the Punjab
government continues to post a large number of forest officials in their
home districts or at stations where they have already served for over
three years.
Give us a
chance, Mayawati asks electorate
Dera Bassi, February 6
BSP’s fight is against the oppressive "Manuvadi" system and
not against any particular section of society, BSP supremo Mayawati said
here today.
YOUTH SPEAK
Height
of ignorance: Survey bares Generation X
For them, Bir Devinder
in fray, Sidhu to be MLA!
Chandigarh,
February 6
They know the names of all 12 stars in “Salaam-e-Ishq”. They know
the names of players in the Indian cricket team. However, the Generation
X of Punjab is certainly not interested in politics. For some Capt
Kanwaljit Singh is standing for election from Kharar and for some Navjot
Singh Sidhu is going to be the next MLA from Amritsar!
Ex-servicemen
to support SAD-BJP
Chandigarh, February 6
Retired senior defence officers today pledged their support to the
SAD-BJP alliance candidates from Banur, Kharar and Morinda
constituencies.
 Raj
Babbar talks UP in Punjab
Jalandhar, February 6
Actor-turned-politician Raj Babbar's Jan Morcha is not averse to joining
hands with the Congress for ousting Mr Mulayam Singh Yadav's government
in the forthcoming UP Assembly elections.
Actor-turned-politician Raj
Babbar at a press conference in Jalandhar on Tuesday. — Tribune photo
by Pawan Sharma
Dayal: Vote
for candidates, not parties
Amritsar, February 6
National executive member of the CPI Joginder Dayal has urged the voters
to defeat the candidates of the Congress and the SAD-BJP combine and
elect true representatives close to people.
I don't lie
for votes: Kang
Morinda, February 6
Congress candidate from Morinda Assembly constituency Jagmohan Singh
Kang stated today that unlike other politicians he didn’t believe in
lies to seek votes. Mr Kang today undertook a tour of Salamatpur,
Dhodamajra, Bharojian, Rasulpur, Sainimajra, Jhampur, Manana, Thaska,
Bhelolpur, Raipur and Daun villages, where he addressed meetings.
Karat: SAD,
BJP promoting privatisation
Hoshiarpur, February 6
The big houses and anti-people policies of the UPA government are
responsible for the skyrocketing prices of the essential commodities.
This was stated by Mr Parkash Karat, secretary of the CPM, while talking
to mediapersons at Garhshankar, about 40 km from here, today.
Notice to
Harbhajan Singh
Jalandhar, February 6
The Election Commission is still waiting for cricket star Harbhajan
Singh’s response to a notice served on him last night for
“canvassing” in favour of a Congress candidate. He had allegedly
canvassed for the Congress candidate from Jalandhar (Central), Mr
Tejinder Bittu, despite the fact he being an employee of Indian
Airlines, a public sector undertaking.
Poll
bytes
Support
for Cong rebel
GIDDERBAHA: Rebel
Congress candidate Sant Singh Brar on Tuesday got a shot in the arm with
party leader Shivkanwar Singh Sandhu declaring to support him.
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