Dharambir, Kiran lash out at each other

Deepender Deswal

Tribune News Service

Hisar, April 16

As the campaign intensified in the Bhiwani-Mahendragarh Lok Sabha constituency, traditional rivals sitting BJP MP Dharambir Singh and Congress candidate Shruti Choudhry’s mother and Tosham MLA Kiran Choudhry targeted each other today.

During the campaign in Bhiwani, Dharambir alleged that his opponents were trying to defame him by posting videos on the social media. He said such gimmicks would not work for his rivals as people had made up their minds to vote for the formation of a strong government under the leadership of Narendra Modi.

“My opponents are trying to misguide the electorate by using the social media as they have no other issue to talk about. The Manohar Lal Khattar-led Haryana Government and the Modi government at the Centre have performed well on the development front and there is no genuine issue that can be raked up by the opposition parties,” he claimed.

On the other hand, Kiran Choudhry during her dozens of public meetings in the Tosham Assembly segment stated that the BJP candidate had been declared a failed politician by the people. “The BJP nominee has taken recourse to ‘nationalism’ as he has no achievement to his credit during his five-year tenure,” she said.

Choudhry alleged that “jumla” had become the byword for the BJP leaders and they were trying to distract people from the genuine issues of development and welfare of society by raking up the sentimental issue of nationalism for political gains.

Paralympian Saroha state’s voting icon 

Chandigarh: The office of state’s Chief Electoral Officer has chosen Paralympian Amit Kumar Saroha (34) as the state icon to boost voting in the state. Saroha was the first quadriplegia Paralympian to represent India in London in 2012 and then in Rio in 2016. He is an Arjuna awardee and is working as Sports Authority of India coach in Sonepat. “I have always been voting, right from panchayat elections to Lok Sabha poll, unless I am abroad for sports events. As a citizen, I think it is a noble cause for which I have been chosen,” said Saroha. TNS

Day One: Five file nomination papers

Chandigarh: On the first day of filing nomination papers for the Lok Sabha poll in Haryana, five candidates from four seats entered the fray on Tuesday. Arun Kumar of the CPI filed nomination papers from Ambala, Jai Kishan of the Socialist Unity Centre entered the fray from Rohtak and Jai Kanvar Tyagi of the Daksh Party filed papers from Gurugram.  Joint Chief Electoral Officer, Haryana, Inder Jeet Singh said Deepak Gaur of the Aarakshan Virodhi Party and an Independent candidate, Sanjay Maurya, filed nomination papers from Faridabad. TNS

Notice to JJP over wall paintings 

Sirsa: The Dabwali SDM has issued a notice to the Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) over wall paintings in Nuhiyanwali village. The paintings have been put up in view of the Lok Sabha election. The notice states the model code of conduct is in force since March 10 and the wall paintings were discovered on April 10. The notice has asked the Dabwali president of the JJP to remove the paintings in 24 hours or action would be taken under the Model Code of Conduct and Defacement of Property Act.

Sonepat BJP MP faces protest 

Hisar: BJP candidate Ramesh Kaushik on Tuesday faced protest by villagers in Pouli village of Jind district on Tuesday. A villager alleged the MP had visited the ‘chaupal’ after his win in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls and had promised Rs 7 lakh as development grant. However, he alleged the grant was yet to reach the village. TNS